surplice
IPA: sˈɝpɫɪs
noun
- A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.
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Examples of "surplice" in Sentences
- He vests in surplice and purple stole.
- Acolytes wore the cassock and surplice.
- Altar servers will vest in cassock and Surplice.
- This is worn both over the surplice and the alb.
- He owned a successful race horse named Surplice.
- His priests wear a dark green surplice and a sword.
- In another context a surplice is an ecclesiastical vestment.
- Rome knew the surplice at least as early as the 12th century.
- Acolytes formally wear a cassock and surplice during a liturgy.
- On occasion, a cope is worn over the cassock, surplice and stole.
- Puritans called the surplice, and first hung up by some Puritan or
- He was the first to introduce a surpliced choir into a city church.
- One of the party made a notable discovery, that the surplice was a kind of garment used by the priests of
- On weekdays he wore a smock-frock, which he called his surplice, with wonderful fancy stitches on the breast and back and sleeves.
- I didn't know that was called a surplice bodice, but I've been looking for one pattern or ready to wear because I've always loved it.
- She wore a narrow gown of pearl silk, the "surplice" waist belted high, and sleeves distended at the top by means of feather cushions tied in the armholes.
- The cape of fur, which hung down to the knees and was set over a kind of surplice of yellow silk, was open in front, revealing its wearer's naked bosom that was clothed only with row upon row of round gems of the size of a hazel nut.
- The Litany was regarded by Knox as rather of the nature of magic than of prayer, the surplice was a Romish rag, and there was some other objection to the congregation's taking part in the prayers by responses, though they were not forbidden to mingle their voices in psalmody.
- {54} The Litany was regarded by Knox as rather of the nature of magic than of prayer, the surplice was a Romish rag, and there was some other objection to the congregation's taking part in the prayers by responses, though they were not forbidden to mingle their voices in psalmody.
- But music was grating to the prejudiced ears of the Scottish; clergy; sculpture and painting appeared instruments of idolatry the surplice was a rag of Popery; and every motion or gesture prescribed by the liturgy, was a step towards that spiritual Babylon, so much the object of their horror and aversion.