dalmatic
A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic…A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.
Meaning
1 sensesA long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.
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3 languagesOrigin
From Middle French dalmatique, from Ecclesiastical Latin, derived ultimately from the nameFrom Middle French dalmatique, from Ecclesiastical Latin, derived ultimately from the name of the province of Dalmatia.
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