Vestment vs. Surplice — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Vestment and Surplice
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Vestment
Vestments are liturgical garments and articles associated primarily with the Christian religion, especially among the Eastern Orthodox, Catholics (Western Church and Eastern Churches), Anglicans, and Lutherans. Many other groups also make use of liturgical garments; this was a point of controversy in the Protestant Reformation and sometimes since, in particular during the Ritualist controversies in England in the 19th century.
Surplice
A surplice (; Late Latin superpelliceum, from super, "over" and pellicia, "fur garment") is a liturgical vestment of the Western Christian Church. The surplice is in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton fabric, reaching to the knees, with wide or moderately wide sleeves.
Vestment
A garment, especially a robe or gown worn as an indication of office or state.
Surplice
A loose-fitting, white ecclesiastical gown with wide sleeves, worn over a cassock.
Vestment
(Ecclesiastical) Any of the ritual robes worn by members of the clergy, acolytes, or other assistants at services or rites, especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist.
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Surplice
Designating a garment with a V-shaped neckline in which fabric from one side of the garment diagonally overlaps fabric from the other side before being sown together.
Vestment
A robe, gown, or other article of clothing worn as an indication of office.
Surplice
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.
Vestment
Any of the special articles of clothing worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist.
Surplice
A white garment worn over another dress by the clergy of the Roman Catholic, Episcopal, and certain other churches, in some of their ministrations.
Vestment
(in plural) Clothing.
Surplice
A loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves
Vestment
(archaic) An article of clothing, especially an outer garment.
Vestment
A covering or garment; some part of clothing or dress
The sculptor could not give vestments suitable to the quality of the persons represented.
Vestment
Gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy
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