ecclesiastical attire
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Definition
- Noun:
- Clothing appropriate for church wear: Ecclesiastical attire refers to the specific garments worn by clergy or other participants during religious services or ceremonies within a Christian church context. It denotes formal, often ritualistic, vestments.
Usage
- This term is used to describe the specialized clothing associated with religious office and worship. It is a formal, collective noun.
- Example: The bishop's elaborate included a mitre and chasuble for the Easter service.
- Example: Guidelines for the ceremony specified the required for all assisting deacons.
Advanced Usage
- The term often implies not just suitability for a church setting but also connotes the authority, tradition, and liturgical function of the wearer.
- "In full ecclesiastical attire": wearing the complete set of vestments appropriate for a high ceremony.
- The cardinal processed into the cathedral in full ecclesiastical attire.
Variants and Related Words
- Ecclesiastical vestments (n): A more specific term for the ritual garments worn by the clergy, often synonymous with in formal contexts.
- The museum had a display of historical ecclesiastical vestments.
- Liturgical vestments (n): Garments worn specifically for conducting liturgy, a closely related concept.
- Canonicals (n): A traditional term for the official dress of clergy.
Synonyms
- Vestments: Garments worn by clergy, especially during services.
- Canonicals: The prescribed attire for clergy.
- Liturgical dress: Clothing worn for worship services.
Antonyms
- Secular clothing: Everyday, non-religious attire.
- Lay attire: The clothing worn by congregation members who are not ordained.
Related Phrases
- Ecclesiastical garb: An alternative phrasing with the same meaning.
- He was easily identifiable by his ecclesiastical garb.
- To be vested in: To be clothed in ecclesiastical attire.
- The priests were vested in white for the feast day.
Noun
- attire that is appropriate to wear in a church