Etymology

dalmatic

dal·ma·tic
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Today it means: A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb. Full definition →

Middle French dalmatique
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dalmatic · noun, adjective1

  1. Middle French · derived fromdalmatique
  2. English todaydalmatic

From Middle French dalmatique, from Ecclesiastical Latin, derived ultimately from the name of the province of Dalmatia.

Dalmatic · adjective, noun2

From Dalmatia + -ic.

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