dalmatica Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dal*mat"i*ca noun, Dal*mat"ic noun (Also<

• Dalmatica
• Dalmatic

)

Etymology

LL. dalmatica: cf. F. dalmatique.

Definitions

1. (R. C. Ch.) A vestment with wide sleeves, and with two stripes, worn at Mass by deacons, and by bishops at pontifical Mass; -- imitated from a dress originally worn in Dalmatia.
2. A robe worn on state ocasions, as by English kings at their coronation.