alb

¹

[ alb ]

noun

, Ecclesiastical.

1. a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.

alb.

²

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) white.

Alb.

³

abbreviation for

1. Albania.
2. Albanian.
3. Albany.
4. Alberta.

Alb.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Albania(n)

alb

²

/ ælb /

noun

1. Christianity a long white linen vestment with sleeves worn by priests and others

Word History and Origins

Origin of alb¹

before 1100; Middle English albe, ( h ) aube (< MF), Old English albe < Latin alba ( vestis ) white (garment); compare Dutch albe, Old High German alba ( German Albe )

Origin of alb²

From the Latin word albus

Word History and Origins

Origin of alb¹

Old English albe, from Medieval Latin alba ( vestis ) white (clothing)

Example Sentences

He had been buried in the vestments peculiar to his office, viz., the alb and tunic.

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He wore, I think, a chasuble, the day when first we met; A stole and snowy alb likewise: I recollect it yet.

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So I could see the priest in cassock, alb and stole as he would stand before some makeshift altar lit with candles.

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It results from removing the chasuble and expanding the alb.

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And the deacons came in and began to unrobe him, and took from him the alb and the girdle, the maniple and the stole.

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Related Words

• frock
• garb
• robe
• stole
• tunic