chasuble

[chaz-yuh-buhl, -uh-buhl, chas-]

noun

Ecclesiastical.

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

chasuble

/ ˈtʃæzjʊbəl /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• chasubled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chasuble¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chasuble¹

C13: from French, from Late Latin casubla garment with a hood, apparently from casula cloak, literally: little house, from Latin casa cottage

Example Sentences

After the service, Francis's body — dressed in a red chasuble and a damask and golden papal mitre — will be transported to the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome for burial.

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

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It featured around 30 garments including liturgical capes known as chasubles embroidered with gold and silver thread.

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His fabulously bumpy, folded “Vase” — one of the show’s openers — resembles a priest’s chasuble with a mind of its own.

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The strong colors of the pope’s two robes, known as chasubles, are not just to ensure he’s visible from a distance - they also convey meaning.

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