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vestment

[vest-muhnt] / ˈvɛst mənt /


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The Vatican’s news site noted that Benedict was lying in state without a pallium, a vestment that would not be used for a “retired prelate.”

From Washington Post Jan. 2, 2023

Troy Patterson of Bloomberg called it “the vestment of a secular monk.”

From New York Times Aug. 10, 2022

At LACMA, a stunning silver monstrance, sumptuous church vestment embroidery, boxes inlaid with bone and tortoiseshell, and carved wooden trays painted in a dense profusion of floral patterns draw the comparison.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2022

Scott had descended from his ridgetop cabin in a white robe and red clerical vestment, and was now singing reggae songs through a PA system.

From Seattle Times Nov. 15, 2021

But see! before that altar stood a priest in a vestment of black-and-silver; and a serving-boy knelt on his right hand on a lower stage.

From A Book of Ghosts by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)




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