alb en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈælb/
- /ˈɑːlb/ (UK, also)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English aube, awbe, albe, abbe, from Late Old English albe (but later reinforced by Old French aube, Medieval Latin alba), borrowed from Latin alba (as in tunica alba (“white tunic”), vestis alba (“white garment”)), feminine of albus (“white”). Doublet of alba.
Meanings
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(qualifier:chiefly Anglicanism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.
‘The confidence of the very rich,’ thought Father Carter watching Binkie shaking out albs and cottas and calling rather loudly to the organist.
1978, Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks, Abacus, published 2014, page 131:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| albs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| albe | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| aube | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
zone · rhason · sticharion · epigonation · sakkos · maniple · epimanikion · omophorion · albumin · albus · Albion · epitrachelion · album
Synonyms
Translations (21)
it camice (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · ga ailb (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · fr aube (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · is alba (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · hu alba (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · enm awbe (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · de Albe (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · ca alba (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · mk сти́хар (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · pl alba (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · id alba (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · bg а́лба (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · es alba (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · fi alba (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · el στιχάριο (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · nl albe (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · ru а́льба (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · mk а́лба (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · pt alva (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · tl alba (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) · roa-opt alva (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers)