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ECCLESIASTICAL ATTIRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ecclesiastical attire mean?
• ECCLESIASTICAL ATTIRE (noun)
The noun ECCLESIASTICAL ATTIRE has 1 sense:
1. attire that is appropriate to wear in a church
Familiarity information: ECCLESIASTICAL ATTIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ECCLESIASTICAL ATTIRE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Attire that is appropriate to wear in a church
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ecclesiastical attire; ecclesiastical robe
Hypernyms ("ecclesiastical attire" 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 attire"):
purple; the purple ((Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes)
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