vestment

[US]/ˈvestmənt/
[UK]/ˈvestmənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. ceremonial attire; the official or formal clothing worn by clergy, especially a robe or gown worn during religious ceremonies.

Phrases & Collocations

clerical vestment

liturgical vestment

ritual vestment

Example Sentences

The priest wore a purple vestment to conduct the funeral services.

all the vestments in which they used to apparel their Deities.

putting ecclesiastical vestments to secular use was considered sacrilege.

The priest wore a traditional vestment during the ceremony.

The bishop's intricate vestment was adorned with gold embroidery.

She carefully folded the expensive vestment after the church service.

The choir members wore matching vestments for the performance.

The elaborate vestment added a sense of grandeur to the religious procession.

The designer created a stunning vestment for the fashion show.

The velvet vestment was soft to the touch and luxurious in appearance.

The historical museum displayed a collection of ancient vestments.

The seamstress carefully sewed intricate patterns onto the bishop's vestment.

The priest's vestment was passed down through generations in the family.

Real-world Examples

And then he gave a mass on 15,000 people wearing purple vestments which are normally reserved for him appears in the morning.

Source: CNN Listening Collection July 2013

He was dressed in red and gold liturgical vestments, a miter on his head and a rosary in his hand.

Source: NPR News January 2023 Compilation

That morning, he donned his vestments, stood before about a dozen parishioners and publicly criticized the war.

Source: New York Magazine (Video Edition)

Long white surplices, grave and seemly, gave place to gorgeous vestments and embroidered pluvials.

Source: The Gadfly (Original Version)

Later, when the monks finally undressed the corpse, beneath his fine vestments he was found to have worn a hair shirt crawling with vermin.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

These gloomy vestments have been forced on me by strange circumstance; in plain language, I have deemed it expedient to go disguised.

Source: Three mysterious people

He had a special passion, also, for ecclesiastical vestments, as indeed he had for everything connected with the service of the Church.

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

The priest has changed out of his mournful black vestments and into hopeful white ones.

Source: Uncle Rich takes you on a trip to Europe.

Father Kiprian, a priest of the most patriarchal appearance, dressed in the full vestments of the church, delivered his sermon out of a copy-book.

Source: Virgin Land (Part 1)

For the dark stream ran down the folds of his white vestments; and on the stones of the Cathedral floor his footsteps left a deep, red stain.

Source: The Gadfly (Original Version)

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