chasuble
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chas·u·ble
(chăz′ə-bəl, chăzh′ə-, chăs′ə-)n.
A long sleeveless vestment worn over the alb by a celebrant during religious services.
[French, from Old French, from Late Latin casubla, hooded cloak, from alteration of casula : Greek kassos, thick and rough garment (of Semitic origin ; akin to Akkadian kusītu, garb, and Hebrew kəsût, covering) + Latin -ula, feminine diminutive suffix.]
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chasuble
(ˈtʃæzjʊbəl)n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a long sleeveless outer vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass
[C13: from French, from Late Latin casubla garment with a hood, apparently from casula cloak, literally: little house, from Latin casa cottage]
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chas•u•ble
(ˈtʃæz yə bəl, -ə bəl, ˈtʃæs-)n.
a sleeveless outer vestment worn by the celebrant at mass.
[1250–1300; Middle English chesible < Anglo-French < Late Latin casubla, unexplained variant of casula hooded cloak]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() vestment - gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
chasuble
n → Messgewand nt, → Kasel f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
chasuble
[ˈtʃæzjʊb/əl] n → casulaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995