chasuble
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chasuble
- /ˈt͡ʃæzjʊbəl/
- /ˈt͡ʃæzəbəl/
- /ˈt͡ʃæsəbəl/
Where it comes from
From Middle English chesible, from Old French chesible, from Late Latin casubla, an alteration of Latin casula (“little cottage, hooded cloak”), a diminutive of casa (“house”).
noun chasubles
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The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass, equivalent to the phelonion of the Eastern tradition.
Day broke. He saw three black hens asleep in a tree. He shuddered, horrified at this omen. Then he promised the Holy Virgin three chasubles for the church, and that he would go barefooted from the cemetery at Bertaux to the chapel of Vassonville.
Similar: casula
Translations
Talk about this word "chasuble." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chasuble. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chasuble. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chasuble "chasuble." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chasuble.Cite this
@misc{chasuble_2026,
title = {chasuble},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chasuble},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
