cassock

Example Sentences

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Although Leo is more inscrutable than Francis, Catholics are beginning to get a better sense of the man beneath the cassock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

One of his last Facebook posts, earlier this month, as a Chicagoan educated by Jesuits, was, “pope leo XIV is a sout’ sider my friendts. his cassock size is 4XIV.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

The cardinal - in red mozzetta and cassock - is shown blessing the body of the late Pope during the rite of the declaration of death.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

I suggested that she try to imagine something happening to the devil, perhaps his foot tripping over his cassock or something else.

From Scientific American • Jun. 5, 2023

Dressed in a cassock like a priest’s I assisted at the performance of mass on the altar.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez