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Definition of "dalmatic" [dalmatic]

  • The wide-sleeved garment worn over the alb by a deacon, cardinal, bishop, or abbot at the celebration of Mass. (noun)
  • A wide-sleeved garment worn by an English monarch at his or her coronation. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dalmatic" in a sentence
  • "This dalmatic is from a set given to the church in Rome in 1810 by a Franciscan sister in Naples."
  • "Right: A dalmatic from the church of San Francesco d'Assisi a Ripa Grande, Rome."
  • "(The dalmatic from the new set) (Take note of the antependium -- or altar frontal -- where the design may also be seen)"