surpliced
IPA: sˈɝpɫˈaɪst
adjective
- Wearing a surplice.
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Examples of "surpliced" in Sentences
- He was the first to introduce a surpliced choir into a city church.
- Lowest in rank are the surpliced choristers wearing hoods, with, in some instances, a liripipe depending from them behind.
- He has a training and boarding school there for native boys, some of whom were at church in the morning as a surpliced choir.
- There was not a soul there save the two whom I had followed and a surpliced clergy - man, who seemed to be expostulating with them.
- An elderly gentleman, quite alone save for the soutaned young man, now surpliced, his server: a well-looking youth whom presently Eva believed she must recognize.
- Within the chancel stood the Dean of Westminster, and behind him were gathered the cathedral clergy, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the scarlet and white surpliced choir, filling the chapel.
- He smiled and nodded a greeting; then, with his eyes half closed, his lips moving in prayer, his beretta well over his forehead, he followed his surpliced bodyguard, walking in the direction of the sea.
- Salutes were exchanged, arms presented, there were more fanfares, more drums, all climaxing in the appearance of a priest who, riding a small grey donkey, blessed the Santa Maria with the help of small, white-surpliced boys.
- As night closes in and the vault darkens, the ship seems proceeding slowly up the aisle of a cathedral … deep bays become transepts and choir and a fringe of low islands ahead lining the channel draped in snow are the surpliced priests.
- It glares in haunts where jeweled ringers lift the cup of pleasure to the month of sin, 'mid the sobbing of the sensuous music and flow of forbidden wine; and speeding on its way illumes the dim cathedral aisle, where surpliced priest proclaims the teachings of the master, and golden-throated choirs lift their hosannas to the King of Kings.