dalmatic

American  

[dal-mat-ik] / dælˈmæt ɪk /

noun

1. Ecclesiastical. a vestment worn over the alb by the deacon, such as at the celebration of the Mass, and worn by bishops on some occasions, such as at a coronation.

2. a vestment similar to a deacon's, worn by a sovereign of England at their coronation.

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dalmatic British  

/ dælˈmætɪk /

noun

1. a wide-sleeved tunic-like vestment open at the sides, worn by deacons and bishops

2. a similar robe worn by a king at his coronation

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Etymology

Origin of dalmatic

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Anglo-French dalmatike, from Late Latin Dalmatica (vestus) (“Dalmatian garment)”; see Dalmatia, -ic

Example Sentences

The celebrant passed in a rich red damask chasuble, followed by a deacon and a subdeacon in dalmatic and tunic.

From Time Magazine Archive

The purple dalmatic with scarlet border is very conspicuous under his chasuble; the under-vestments are less distinct, but the ends of the stole show over a very dark garment, which is, perhaps, a tunicle.

From St. Gregory and the Gregorian Music by Wyatt, E. G. P.

The chasuble, and also the dalmatic and tunicle, are often of silk, of the color of the season; but the custom of wearing only white linen vestments prevails in many churches.

From The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness by Regester, J. A. (Jacob Asbury)

After allowing this exclamation to escape him, the old man covered his knees with the skirt of his dalmatic, a sort of robe of black velvet in front, with wide sleeves and no collar.

From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de

Its origin is almost certainly the richly embroidered dalmatic that formed part of the consular insignia, which under the name of sakkos became a robe of state special to the emperors.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various