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Surplice - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Surplice : (noun)
1: a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide
sleeves
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Surplice : \Sur"plice\, n. [F. surplis, OF. surpeiz, LL.
superpellicium; super over _ pellicium, pelliceum, a robe of
fur, L. pellicius made of skins. See Pelisse.] (Eccl.)
A white garment worn over another dress by the clergy of the
Roman Catholic, Episcopal, and certain other churches, in
some of their ministrations.
Surplice fees (Eccl.), fees paid to the English clergy for
occasional duties.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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