Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A long sleeveless vestment worn over the alb by a priest during services.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Eccles., a sleeveless vestment, originally circular in outline, but in medieval and modern use of an elliptical shape, or modified from this so as to be nearly rectangular, and provided with an aperture in the center through which to pass the head.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Eccl.) 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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- noun The outermost liturgical
vestment worn byclergy for celebratingEucharist orMass .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass
Etymologies
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Examples
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Now conical chasubles are rare enough to see, all things considered, but the sight of a conical rose chasuble is virtually unheard of:
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Right: Side detail visible of an 18th century chasuble from the monastery church of Santa Chiara, Naples.) (Centre: A chasuble from the church of the Gesu in Rome, made for Cardinal Farnese in the second half of the 16th century and based upon an earlier design of the artist Raphael.
Roman Exhibition Showcases Significant and Historical Vestments 2009
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The ornament which the bishop is wearing above the chasuble is the rationale, an episcopal humeral, a counterpart of the pallium, and like it worn over the chasuble.
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In fact, there is thought that the chasuble is actually derived from what was originally a common form of Roman civil dress:
Use, History and Development of the "Planeta Plicata" or Folded Chasuble 2009
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His chasuble was a full and heavy mantle in which red and white could be seen in transparency, and gleaming with jewels . . .
Archive 2007-11-04 de Brantigny........................ 2007
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His chasuble was a full and heavy mantle in which red and white could be seen in transparency, and gleaming with jewels . . .
Prophecy on the Rise of the Great Monarch de Brantigny........................ 2007
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His chasuble was a full and heavy mantle in which red and white could be seen in transparency, and gleaming with jewels . . .
The Great Monarch de Brantigny........................ 2007
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His chasuble was a full and heavy mantle in which red and white could be seen in transparency, and gleaming with jewels . . .
Archive 2007-08-05 de Brantigny........................ 2007
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The Cardinal afterwards changes his cope for a chasuble, which is purple as well as that of the subdeacon; but the deacon, as he is going to bless the Paschal candle [112], wears a white dalmatic.
The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome Charles Michael Baggs
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The tunicle became the customary vestment of the subdeacons; the chasuble was the vestment exclusively worn at the celebration of the Mass, as the pluvial, the liturgical caps, took its place at the other functions.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
bilby commented on the word chasuble
"The red-bearded priest came forward. He handed Prisbek his stole and untied the strings of the chasuble that Prisbek had provided."
- 'The Colour Of Blood', Brian Moore.
January 3, 2008
ofravens commented on the word chasuble
Try as I might, I cannot get chasuble off my "words that make me laugh" list, and it's all Oscar Wilde's fault.
March 11, 2008
bilby commented on the word chasuble
Shape of Devotion
a sleeveless vestment, originally
circular in outline,
but in medieval and modern use of an
elliptical shape,
or modified from this so as to be
nearly rectangular,
and provided with an
aperture in the
center
through which to pass the head.
It is worn so as to
fall in front
and
at the back
of the wearer to an
equal
or nearly equal distance,
showing only one of its
halves
at a time.
June 5, 2012