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

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dalmatic

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

From Time Magazine Archive

And the primate, with his jewelled mitre and his stiff gold dalmatic covered with jewelled scrolls, raises his eyes, spreads his hands on high and stretches them in benediction above the bent imperial heads....

From Majesty A Novel by Louis Couperus

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 E. G. P. Wyatt

Two half-length saints are on the dalmatic beneath a double arch.

From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson

Saccos, sak′os, n. a tight sleeveless vestment worn by Oriental patriarchs and metropolitans during divine service, corresponding to the Western dalmatic.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various