Cassock is an English word with synonyms like vestment. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Cassock meaning
- An item of clerical clothing: a long, sheath-like, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clergy members of some Christian denominations.
- A military cloak or long coat worn by soldiers or horsemen in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- A coarse, loose cloak or gown, worn by women, sailors, shepherds, countryfolk etc.
Synonyms of Cassock
Using Cassock
- The main meaning on this page is: An item of clerical clothing: a long, sheath-like, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clergy members of some Christian denominations. | A military cloak or long coat worn by soldiers or horsemen in the 16th and 17th centuries. | A coarse, loose cloak or gown, worn by women, sailors, shepherds, countryfolk etc.
- Useful related words include: vestment.
- In the example corpus, cassock often appears in combinations such as: black cassock, cassock he, the cassock.
Context around Cassock
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cassock
- In this selection, "cassock" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, black, red, cut, dates, reaching and surplice stand out and add context to how "cassock" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a black cassock he was and a clerical cassock would be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cassock" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cassock
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
When the pope is eating breakfast he wears his cassock. (10 words)
It covers the cassock, which was basically a black coat that — surprise! (12 words)
In this sense, the apparel was much more practical than a clerical cassock would be. (15 words)
We have to be emotionally intelligent, it has nothing to do with your IQ or doctorate degrees, if you are a thief and we give you the cassock, you will steal the wine”, he said. (35 words)
However, many of his predecessors also wore white with a red mozzetta, as can be seen on many paintings where neither they nor Pius is wearing a cassock, but thin, wide, white garments. (33 words)
The most known form of distinctive clothing for the priest is the easily identifiable clerical collar (or Roman collar ), which takes form in either the traditional cassock, or modern day clerical shirt. (32 words)
It covers the cassock, which was basically a black coat that — surprise! (12 words)
Example sentences (13)
In his black cassock, he had a slightly bohemian air, with a bountiful silver beard and hair pulled back in a tight bun.
Dressed in a black cassock, he was seen gleefully running into the church and doing not one, but two cartwheels before running out of shot.
It covers the cassock, which was basically a black coat that — surprise!
We have to be emotionally intelligent, it has nothing to do with your IQ or doctorate degrees, if you are a thief and we give you the cassock, you will steal the wine”, he said.
When the pope is eating breakfast he wears his cassock.
Brinton, C., 1916, page 16 He favored earth or muted tones, including maroon, black, and grey, with the exception of colorful folk attire or the bright red cassock in some paintings.
Eastern Christian priests mostly retain the traditional dress of two layers of differently cut cassock: the rasson (Greek) or podriasnik (Russian) beneath the outer exorasson (Greek) or riasa (Russian).
However, many of his predecessors also wore white with a red mozzetta, as can be seen on many paintings where neither they nor Pius is wearing a cassock, but thin, wide, white garments.
Instead, writes Bagliani, the first document that mentions the Pope’s white cassock dates from 1274.
In this sense, the apparel was much more practical than a clerical cassock would be.
The clerical apron resembles a short cassock reaching just above the knee, and is coloured black for archdeacons and purple for bishops.
The Jesuit, in a fine cassock, surplice, and stole, was attended by thirty gentlemen and as many servants, all in their best clothes.
The most known form of distinctive clothing for the priest is the easily identifiable clerical collar (or Roman collar ), which takes form in either the traditional cassock, or modern day clerical shirt.
Common combinations with cassock
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- black cassock 2×
- cassock he 2×
- the cassock 2×