chasuble
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
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
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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.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
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
Francie knew that the chasuble was symbolic of the seamless garment, supposedly woven by Mary, that they had removed from Christ before they nailed Him to the cross.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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