humeral veil

American

noun

Ecclesiastical.

a fringed scarf, usually white and ornamented in the middle, worn over the shoulders by a priest or subdeacon during certain parts of a High Mass.

humeral veil British

noun

Often shortened to: veil. RC Church a silk shawl worn by a priest at High Mass, etc

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Etymology

Origin of humeral veil

First recorded in 1850–55

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The ceremonies to be observed are the following:—The celebrant, having received the humeral veil, ascends the altar with the sacred ministers.

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