dalmatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.

adj

adj

noun

/dalˈmatɪk/

dalmatic dalmatics dalmatique more dalmatic most dalmatic

From Middle French dalmatique, from Ecclesiastical Latin, derived ultimately from the name of the province of Dalmatia.

dalmatica

Dalmatia Dalmatian chasuble sakkos sticharion vestment

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