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Definition of Dalmatics
1. dalmatic [n] - See also: dalmatic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dalmatics
Literary usage of Dalmatics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Liturgical and Ecclesiastical Terms by Frederick George Lee (1877)
"The Dalmatic was sometimes worn by prelates as early as the fourth century. St.
Cyprian, just before his martyrdom, " cum se dalmatics ..."
2. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Being a Continuation of the by Samuel Cheetham (1880)
"should us« dalmatics in the church, ... that is doubtlessly fci^ ;j and priests
both) wore dalmatics ..."
3. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1893)
"dalmatics both for men's and women's use are mentioned ; »hose for the former,
... 335 AD] that deacons should for the future wear dalmatics instead of ..."
4. Divine Worship in England in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries by John David Chambers (1877)
"... AD 820, bequeathed to his Church in Normandy, fix dalmatics fit for the ...
were three Tunics and three embroidered dalmatics, two of which were of blue ..."
5. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Comprising the History, Institutions by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1875)
"dalmatics both for men's and women's use are mentioned ; those for the former,
as we have already stated, bearing the title ..."