VESTMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("vestment" is a kind of...):

gown; robe (outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions)

Meronyms (parts of "vestment"):

orphrey (a richly embroidered edging on an ecclesiastical vestment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vestment"):

alb (a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests)

cassock (a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers)

chasuble (a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass)

humeral veil; veil (a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl)

pallium ((Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back)

pontifical (the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop))

surplice (a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves)

Derivation:

vest (clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes)

vestmental (of or relating to or resembling a vestment)