Cassock

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cassock \Cas"sock\, n. [F. casaque, fr. It. casacca, perh. fr.
     L. casa cottage, in It., house; or of Slavic origin.]
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     1. A long outer garment formerly worn by men and women, as
        well as by soldiers as part of their uniform.
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     2. (Eccl.) A garment resembling a long frock coat worn by the
        clergy of certain churches when officiating, and by others
        as the usually outer garment.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cassock
       n : a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests
           or choristers

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "cassock":
     churchman, cleric, clerical, clerk, confessor, cure, divine,
     ecclesiastic, father, father confessor, father in Christ, gallach,
     minister, padre, parish priest, parson, penitentiary, preacher,
     presbyter, priest, spiritual director, spiritual father