dalmatic (plural dalmatics)
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.
dalmatic (comparative more dalmatic, superlative most dalmatic)
Alternative form of Dalmatic
Dalmatic (comparative more Dalmatic, superlative most Dalmatic)
Related to Dalmatia and its language and culture; Dalmatian.
Dalmatic (plural Dalmatics)
Alternative form of dalmatic
Source: Wiktionary
Dal*mat"i*ca, n., Dal*mat"ic (, n. Etym: [LL. dalmatica: cf. F. dalmatique.]
1. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: A vestment with wide sleeves, and with two stripes, worn at Mass by deacons, and by bishops at pontifical Mass; -- imitated from a dress originally worn in Dalmatia.
2. A robe worn on state ocasions, as by English kings at their coronation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 February 2025
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
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