Vestment is an English word with synonyms like gown or robe. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Vestment in a sentence
Related words
Vestment meaning
- A robe, gown, or other article of clothing worn as an indication of office.
- Any of the special articles of clothing worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Clothing.
Using Vestment
- The main meaning on this page is: A robe, gown, or other article of clothing worn as an indication of office. | Any of the special articles of clothing worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist. | Clothing.
- Useful related words include: gown, robe.
Context around Vestment
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vestment
- In this selection, "vestment" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, wool, final, pope, worn and colour stand out and add context to how "vestment" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include his final vestment a piercing and order s vestment colour that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vestment" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vestment
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Then with some help from the nuns, slides on his final vestment, a piercing green robe. (16 words)
Along with the tiara, a domed headdress made in the form of three crowns, it is a part of the Pope’ vestment. (22 words)
It was, however the choice of red-brown as the order's vestment colour that, as early as the 17th century, saw 'capuchin' used also as a term for a specific colour. (32 words)
A short text describing his pontificate was sealed inside a metal cylinder and placed with his body along with episcopal palliums, the white wool vestment worn around the neck that symbolizes a bishop’s ecclesiastical jurisdiction. (36 words)
It was, however the choice of red-brown as the order's vestment colour that, as early as the 17th century, saw 'capuchin' used also as a term for a specific colour. (32 words)
Along with the tiara, a domed headdress made in the form of three crowns, it is a part of the Pope’ vestment. (22 words)
Example sentences (4)
A short text describing his pontificate was sealed inside a metal cylinder and placed with his body along with episcopal palliums, the white wool vestment worn around the neck that symbolizes a bishop’s ecclesiastical jurisdiction.
Then with some help from the nuns, slides on his final vestment, a piercing green robe.
Along with the tiara, a domed headdress made in the form of three crowns, it is a part of the Pope’ vestment.
It was, however the choice of red-brown as the order's vestment colour that, as early as the 17th century, saw 'capuchin' used also as a term for a specific colour.