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mənt noun
1.
a garment, especially an outer garment.
2.
vestments, Chiefly Literary. attire; clothing.
3.
an official or ceremonial robe.
4.
Ecclesiastical.
a.
one of the garments worn by the clergy and their assistants, choristers, etc., during divine service and on other occasions.
b.
one of the garments worn by the celebrant, deacon, and subdeacon during the celebration of the Eucharist.
5.
something that clothes or covers like a garment: a mountaintop with a vestment of clouds.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a garment or robe, esp one denoting office, authority, or rank |
| 2. | any of various ceremonial garments worn by the clergy at religious services |
| [C13: from Old French vestiment, from Latin vestīmentum clothing, from vestīre to clothe] | |
| vestmental | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
vestment
c.1300, from O.Fr. vestment (Fr. vêtement), from L. vestimentum "clothing, clothes," from vestire "to clothe" (see wear).
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Example sentences
They have sufficient vestments and other poor adornments for the altar and divine services.
Church vestments are also on display in the sacristy.
The priest, having replaced his vestments with blue jeans, stayed and drank beer.
Specific items include religious vessels, vestments and objects.
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