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ECCLESIASTICAL ROBE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Attire that is appropriate to wear in a church
Synonyms:
ecclesiastical attire; ecclesiastical robe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ecclesiastical robe" is a kind of...):
attire; dress; garb (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ecclesiastical robe"):
purple; the purple ((Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes)