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Wondering how to use Surplice in a sentence? Below are 6 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as vestment.

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Surplice in a sentence

Surplice meaning

A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.

Synonyms of Surplice

vestment

Related words

Other words often associated with Surplice or its synonyms:

gown robe

Using Surplice

  • The main meaning on this page is: A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.
  • Useful related words include: vestment.
  • In the example corpus, surplice often appears in combinations such as: the surplice, surplice and.

Context around Surplice

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

extracting 1× cassock 1×

Often after:

kneeling 1× fees 1×

Sentence patterns with Surplice

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the surplice for parish 1× fine cassock surplice and stole 1× from extracting surplice fees from 1× occasionally a surplice in chapel 1× of the surplice and other 1× of the surplice kneeling for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as stated above 1× he quarrelled with 1× here confirmation the 1× instead of the 1× she forbade the 1× the jesuit in 1×

Common sentence endings:

all touched on 1× her jewish subjects 1× other outward symbols 1× permitted such ornaments 1× surplice in chapel 1× their best clothes 1×

Words around Surplice

Just before it in the word index:

surpheon 2 surpassing 308 surpasses 94 surpassed 667 surpass 363 surpanakha 3

Just after it in the word index:

surplus 960 surplusage 2 surpluses 91 surprenant 5 surprins 2 surprise 5.606

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Surplice

  • In this selection, "surplice" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, extracting, cassock, kneeling and fees stand out and add context to how "surplice" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the surplice for parish and fine cassock surplice and stole. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "surplice" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with surplice

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He quarrelled with Ames for disapproving of the surplice and other outward symbols. (13 words)

As stated above, King's Scholars wear a black gown over the top of their tailcoats, and occasionally a surplice in Chapel. (22 words)

Instead of the banning of all vestments except the rochet for bishops and the surplice for parish clergy, it permitted "such ornaments. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Here Confirmation, the cross in baptism, private baptism, the use of the surplice, kneeling for communion, reading the Apocrypha; and subscription to the BCP and Articles were all touched on. (30 words)

She forbade the forcible conversion of Jewish children to Christianity in 1762, and in 1763 she forbade Catholic clergy from extracting surplice fees from her Jewish subjects. (27 words)

The Jesuit, in a fine cassock, surplice, and stole, was attended by thirty gentlemen and as many servants, all in their best clothes. (23 words)

Example sentences (6)

As stated above, King's Scholars wear a black gown over the top of their tailcoats, and occasionally a surplice in Chapel.

He quarrelled with Ames for disapproving of the surplice and other outward symbols.

Here Confirmation, the cross in baptism, private baptism, the use of the surplice, kneeling for communion, reading the Apocrypha; and subscription to the BCP and Articles were all touched on.

Instead of the banning of all vestments except the rochet for bishops and the surplice for parish clergy, it permitted "such ornaments.

She forbade the forcible conversion of Jewish children to Christianity in 1762, and in 1763 she forbade Catholic clergy from extracting surplice fees from her Jewish subjects.

The Jesuit, in a fine cassock, surplice, and stole, was attended by thirty gentlemen and as many servants, all in their best clothes.

Common combinations with surplice

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "surplice" in a sentence?
An example: "As stated above, King's Scholars wear a black gown over the top of their tailcoats, and occasionally a surplice in Chapel." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "surplice" from authentic English texts.
What does "surplice" mean?
Surplice means: A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.
What are synonyms of "surplice"?
Common synonyms of "surplice" include: vestment.
How many example sentences with "surplice" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "surplice", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.