chasuble

chas·u·ble

C0258900 (chăz′ə-bəl, chăzh′ə-, chăs′ə-)n. A long sleeveless vestment worn over the alb by a celebrant during religious services.

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[French, from Old French, from Late Latin casubla, hooded cloak, from alteration of casula : Greek kassos, thick and rough garment (of Semitic origin ; akin to Akkadian kusītu, garb, and Hebrew kəsût, covering) + Latin -ula, feminine diminutive suffix.]

chasuble

(ˈtʃæzjʊbəl) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a long sleeveless outer vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass[C13: from French, from Late Latin casubla garment with a hood, apparently from casula cloak, literally: little house, from Latin casa cottage]

chas•u•ble

(ˈtʃæz yə bəl, -ə bəl, ˈtʃæs-)

n. a sleeveless outer vestment worn by the celebrant at mass. [1250–1300; Middle English chesible < Anglo-French < Late Latin casubla, unexplained variant of casula hooded cloak]

Thesaurus

Noun

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chasuble - a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Massvestment - gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy

Translations

casullaриза