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dalmatic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /dalˈmatɪk/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle French dalmatique, from Ecclesiastical Latin, derived ultimately from the name of the province of Dalmatia.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Dalmatic.
    alt of Dalmatic

Forms

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most dalmatic Degree=Sup lexicographic
dalmatique alternative, archaic lexicographic
more dalmatic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
Dalmatic alternative lexicographic

dalmatic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /dalˈmatɪk/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle French dalmatique, from Ecclesiastical Latin, derived ultimately from the name of the province of Dalmatia.

Meanings

  1. A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.
    • He had [...] dalmatics of white satin and pink silk damask, decorated with tulips and dolphins and fleurs-de-lis [...]. 1890, Oscar Wilde, chapter XI, in The Picture of Dorian Gray:

Forms

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Dalmatic alternative lexicographic
dalmatique alternative, archaic lexicographic
dalmatics Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

sticharion · sakkos · vestment · chasuble · Dalmatian · Dalmatia

Synonyms

dalmatica

Translations (7)

vi áo lễ (ecclesiastical garment) · fr dalmatique (ecclesiastical garment) · io dalmatiko (ecclesiastical garment) · ca dalmàtica (ecclesiastical garment) · pt dalmática (ecclesiastical garment) · es dalmática (ecclesiastical garment) · eo dalmatiko (ecclesiastical garment)