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dalmatic¹

  • /dalˈmatɪk/ UK

Where it comes from

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

noun dalmatics · Dalmatic · dalmatique

  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 [...].

    Similar: dalmatica

adjective more dalmatic · most dalmatic · Dalmatic · dalmatique

  1. alternative Alternative form of Dalmatic

Dalmatic²

Where it comes from

From Dalmatia + -ic.

adjective more Dalmatic · most Dalmatic

  1. Related to Dalmatia and its language and culture; Dalmatian. Jerome translated the Scripture into the Dalmatic tongue, as these men do testify, Alphonsus a Castro, Eckius, Hosius, Erasmus.

noun Dalmatics

  1. alternative Alternative form of dalmatic These are Charlemagne's crown, which weighs fourteen pounds, and is enriched with a great profusion of rubies, emeralds, pearls, and diamonds ; the Dalmatic robe, or mantle, richly embroidered with large pearls ; Charlemagne's sword ; the golden globe and sceptre; the imperial mantle, elegantly embr

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noun ecclesiastical garment

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@misc{dalmatic_2026,
  title = {dalmatic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dalmatic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}