vestment

Noun

Meaning

A covering or garment; some part of clothing or dress

any priestly garment.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

alb suit clothing coat dress drapery frock tog investment wear array covering clothes gear costume
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Antonyms

peel exposure disorder strip demonstrate reveal
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Hypernyms

robe gown

Hyponyms

pontifical alb pallium chasuble cassock humeral veil

Related terms

invest vest vestibule vesture

Phrases with the word

armored vestment woolen liturgical vestment woolen vestment

Examples

I did not compose my work as one might put on a church vestment... rather it sprung from the truly fervent faith of my heart, such as I have felt it since my childhood. Franz Liszt

Bow down: I am the emperor of dreams; I crown me with the million-colored sun Of secret worlds incredible, and take Their trailing skies for vestment when I soar, Throned on the mounting zenith, and illume The spaceward-flown horizons infinite. Clark Ashton Smith

Standing in front of its display case, Skaff describe in a melodious Texas drawl the purple vestment worn by her father, Thomas Skaff, who crisscrossed the country conducting Orthodox services. Source: Internet

The white collar and cassock had already been done, so the self-ordained clergy of the CAGW faith chose the white lab coat for their vestment. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

vestlessness vestlet vestlike vestmental vestmented vestock