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Definition of "chasuble" []

  • A long sleeveless vestment worn over the alb by a priest during services. (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 "chasuble" in a sentence
  • "Now conical chasubles are rare enough to see, all things considered, but the sight of a conical rose chasuble is virtually unheard of:"
  • "Right: Side detail visible of an 18th century chasuble from the monastery church of Santa Chiara, Naples.) (Centre: A chasuble from the church of the Gesu in Rome, made for Cardinal Farnese in the second half of the 16th century and based upon an earlier design of the artist Raphael."
  • "In fact, there is thought that the chasuble is actually derived from what was originally a common form of Roman civil dress:"