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CHASUBLE
chasuble
(noun) a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chasuble (plural chasubles)
(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.
Anagrams
• Baluches, bauchles
Source: Wiktionary
Chas"u*ble, n. Etym: [F. chasuble, LL. casubula, cassibula, casula, a hooded garment, covering the person like a little house; cf. It. casupola, casipola, cottage, dim of L. casa cottage.] (Eccl.)
Definition: The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a narrower front piece, the two connected over the shoulders only. The back has usually a large cross, the front an upright bar or pillar, designed to be emblematical of Christ's sufferings. In the Greek Church the chasuble is a large round mantle. [Written also chasible, and chesible.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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