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1. (n.) chasuble
a sleeveless outer vestment worn by the celebrant at mass.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME chesible < AF < LL casubla, unexplained var. of casula hooded cloak)
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1. (noun) chasuble
a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass
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1. (noun) chasuble
the outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a narrower front piece, the two connected over the shoulders only. The back has usually a large cross, the front an upright bar or pillar, designed to be emblematical of Christ's sufferings. In the Greek Church the chasuble is a large round mantle
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