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chasuble

American  
[chaz-yuh-buhl, -uh-buhl, chas-] / ˈtʃæz jə bəl, -ə bəl, ˈtʃæs- /

noun

Ecclesiastical.
  1. a sleeveless outer vestment worn by the celebrant at Mass.


chasuble British  
/ ˈtʃæzjʊbəl /

noun

  1. Christianity a long sleeveless outer vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of chasuble

1250–1300; < French < Late Latin casubla, unexplained variant of casula hooded cloak, Latin: little house ( see casa, -ule); replacing Middle English chesible < Anglo-French < Late Latin

Example Sentences

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She gets out her white alb and her ornately embroidered chasuble, garments worn by Catholic priests around the world.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2022

The outermost garment was the long poncho-like chasuble.

From Fox News • Feb. 26, 2019

Descending the stairs to the Costume Institute, viewers pass by an Henri Matisse-designed chasuble for the Chapel du Rosaire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2018

“Adonai itchem,” the Rev. David Neuhaus, draped in a red chasuble, said — the Lord be with you.

From New York Times • May 3, 2017

Over his other vestments, he wore a white satin chasuble with a golden cross on the front and back.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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