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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_84523" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_84523" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) | <p> (n.) A vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, an enveloping the person; - in the Roman [[Catholic]] church, worn by those in holy orders when officiating at mass. It was formerly worn, at least by clerics, in daily life. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_18604" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_18604" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 07:45, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, an enveloping the person; - in the Roman Catholic church, worn by those in holy orders when officiating at mass. It was formerly worn, at least by clerics, in daily life.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
in Scandinavian mythology, was the spirit of the night, or the nightmare; the succubus of mediaeval writers.
