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单词 dalmatic
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Definition of dalmatic in English:

dalmatic

noundalˈmatɪkdælˈmædɪk
  • A wide-sleeved long, loose vestment open at the sides, worn by deacons and bishops, and by monarchs at their coronation.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • During the middle ages decoration reached a height unrivalled since and dalmatics were heavily adorned.
    • Several vestments are also available as chasubles, dalmatics, copes, humeral veils and palls, as indicated.
    • In many places the medieval dalmatic has given way to a full-length white or off-white tunic which is simple and functional.
    • Today he may omit the dalmatic for a good reason, and many bishops have dispensed with it as unnecessary.
    • Notice, too, the Cardinal Deacons in their dalmatics and simple mitres, flanking the Pope.
    Synonyms
    vestment, surplice, cassock, rochet, alb, chasuble

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French dalmatique or late Latin dalmatica, from dalmatica (vestis) '(robe) of (white) Dalmatian wool', from Dalmaticus 'of Dalmatia'.

Rhymes

achromatic, acrobatic, Adriatic, aerobatic, anagrammatic, aquatic, aristocratic, aromatic, asthmatic, athematic, attic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, chromatic, cinematic, climatic, democratic, diagrammatic, diaphragmatic, diplomatic, dogmatic, dramatic, ecstatic, emblematic, emphatic, enigmatic, epigrammatic, erratic, fanatic, hepatic, hieratic, hydrostatic, hypostatic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, isochromatic, lymphatic, melodramatic, meritocratic, miasmatic, monochromatic, monocratic, monogrammatic, numismatic, operatic, panchromatic, pancreatic, paradigmatic, phlegmatic, photostatic, piratic, plutocratic, pneumatic, polychromatic, pragmatic, prelatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, psychosomatic, quadratic, rheumatic, schematic, schismatic, sciatic, semi-automatic, Socratic, somatic, static, stigmatic, sub-aquatic, sylvatic, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, thematic, theocratic, thermostatic, traumatic
 
 

Definition of dalmatic in US English:

dalmatic

noundælˈmædɪkdalˈmadik
  • A wide-sleeved, long, loose vestment open at the sides, worn by deacons and bishops, and by some monarchs at their coronation.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Today he may omit the dalmatic for a good reason, and many bishops have dispensed with it as unnecessary.
    • Notice, too, the Cardinal Deacons in their dalmatics and simple mitres, flanking the Pope.
    • In many places the medieval dalmatic has given way to a full-length white or off-white tunic which is simple and functional.
    • Several vestments are also available as chasubles, dalmatics, copes, humeral veils and palls, as indicated.
    • During the middle ages decoration reached a height unrivalled since and dalmatics were heavily adorned.
    Synonyms
    vestment, surplice, cassock, rochet, alb, chasuble

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French dalmatique or late Latin dalmatica, from dalmatica (vestis) ‘(robe) of (white) Dalmatian wool’, from Dalmaticus ‘of Dalmatia’.

 
 
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