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- noun Plural form of
alb .
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Examples
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The thurifer and taperers have girded albs, without dalmatics.
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Then the two deacons assistants to the throne, who are wearing rochet instead of the albs, and no maniples.
A View into the Pontifical Archiepiscopal Mass in the Ambrosian Rite 2009
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At Downside they still wear fine Gothic Revival vestments and the servers apparelled amices and albs; and at Westminster they maintain the severe Roman tradition applied to the modern Roman liturgy, and Latin chasubles continue to be laid out for priests who want to use them.
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The apparels on the amice and albs are also quite nice and seem particularly suited to the monastic context in which all of this takes place.
Solemn Mass at Ss. Gregory and Augustine Oratory, St. Louis Abbey 2009
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A cope is worn by the celebrant, and dalmatics by the assistant ministers; while the two thurifers, crucifer and taperers have girdled albs and dalmatics.
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Go ahead and mumble some more in your ridiculous outfit, you girly man, up there with your back turned to us, wearing your stupid frilly albs, copes, and chasubles, or whatever you call them.
Learning to Die in Miami Carlos Eire 2010
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And if that weren't enough... lace albs should be proof enough that the Church has returned to normal....
H.E. Malcolm Ranjith installed as Archbishop of Colombo 2009
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Feel free to put in your plea for apparelled amices and albs instead.
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I wonder if the younger generation of Dominicans will recover the 'habit' of wearing albs when they celebrate/concelebrate at Mass, or perform other liturgical functions, rather than simply placing their stoles over their habit.
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Thus, their use of tall Latin-style miters and lace albs, and vestment decor that is more Western than Oriental.
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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