Alb

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Ecclesiastical A long white linen robe with tapered sleeves worn by a priest at Mass.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A long white robe worn by priests and other ministers at religious ceremonies, underneath most of the other vestments.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, an enveloping the person; -- in the Roman Catholic church, worn by those in holy orders when officiating at mass. It was formerly worn, at least by clerics, in daily life.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In the Roman Catholic Church (and in many Anglican churches), a white linen robe, with tight sleeves, worn at the celebration of the eucharist under the chasuble, cope, or dalmatic by the officiating priest and his assistants.
  • n. In the early church, a white garment worn from the Saturday before Easter until the first Sunday after Easter by the newly baptized.
  • n. Formerly also written alba, albe.
  • n. A small Turkish coin, nearly equal in value to a cent.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests
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    Elf    Albtraum    Albdruck