ECCLESIASTICAL ATTIRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ecclesiastical attire mean? 

• ECCLESIASTICAL ATTIRE (noun)
  The noun ECCLESIASTICAL ATTIRE has 1 sense:

1. attire that is appropriate to wear in a church

  Familiarity information: ECCLESIASTICAL ATTIRE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ECCLESIASTICAL ATTIRE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Attire that is appropriate to wear in a church

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ecclesiastical attire; ecclesiastical robe

Hypernyms ("ecclesiastical attire" is a kind of...):

attire; dress; garb (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ecclesiastical attire"):

purple; the purple ((Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes)