chasuble

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

/ ˈtʃæz yə bəl, -ə bəl, ˈtʃæs- /

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noun Ecclesiastical.

a sleeveless outer vestment worn by the celebrant at Mass.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM chasuble

chas·u·bled, adjective

Words nearby chasuble

chastise, chastised, chastisement, chastity, chastity belt, chasuble, chat, chatbot, château, Châteaubriand, chateau cardboard

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How to use chasuble in a sentence

"He doesn't know the difference between a chasuble and a black gown," said Michael.
Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie
He wore, I think, a chasuble, the day when first we met; A stole and snowy alb likewise: I recollect it yet.
East and West: Poems|Bret Harte
But, whatsoe'er they do or say, I'll build a Christian's hope On incense and on altar-lights, on chasuble and cope.
East and West: Poems|Bret Harte
There was a worn place in a chasuble that needed some touches of her needle; Father Anselm had asked her to see to it.
Through the Wall|Cleveland Moffett

Amphibalus, am-fib′a-lus, n. an ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for chasuble

chasuble

/ (ˈtʃæzjʊbəl) /

noun

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

Word Origin for chasuble

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

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