Day broke. He saw three black hens asleep in a tree. He shuddered, horrified at this omen. Then he promised the Holy Virgin three chasubles for the church, and that he would go barefooted from the cemetery at Bertaux to the chapel of Vassonville.
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chasuble — [ ʃazybl ] n. f. • 1138; bas lat. °casubula, de casula « manteau à capuchon » 1 ♦ Vêtement sacerdotal en forme de manteau à deux pans, que le prêtre revêt par dessus l aube et l étole, pour célébrer la messe. Chasuble brodée. 2 ♦ Par ext.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Chasuble — • Called in Latin casula planeta or pænula, and in early Gallic sources amphibalus, the principal and most conspicuous Mass vestment, covering all the rest Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Chasuble Chasuble … Catholic encyclopedia
chasuble — CHASUBLE. subst. fém. Ornement que le Prêtre met par dessus l Aube et l Étole pour célébrer la Messe. Chasuble de camelot, de damas, de toile d or, etc. Mettre la chasuble. ter la chasuble … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
chasuble — CHASUBLE. s. f. Ornement que le Prestre met par dessus l aube pour celebrer la Messe. Chasuble de camelot, de damas, de toile d or &c. mettre la chasuble. oster la chasuble … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Chasuble — Chas u*ble, n. [F. chasuble, LL. casubula, cassibula, casula, a hooded garment, covering the person like a little house; cf. It. casupola, casipola, cottage, dim of L. casa cottage.] (Eccl.) The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chasuble — c.1300, cheisible, from O.Fr. chesible (12c., Mod.Fr. chasuble), from M.L. casubla, from L.L. *casubula, unexplained alteration of L. casula a little hut, dim. of casa cottage, house (see CASINO (Cf. casino)), used by c.400 in transferred sense… … Etymology dictionary
chasuble — ► NOUN ▪ a sleeveless outer vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass. ORIGIN Latin casubla, from casula hooded cloak or little cottage … English terms dictionary
chasuble — [chaz′ə bəl, chas′ə bəl; chaz′yəbəl, chas′yəbəl] n. [OFr < ML casubla, casula, hooded garment; prob. < L casula, dim. of casa, hut, cottage: see CASINO] a sleeveless outer vestment worn over the alb by priests at Mass … English World dictionary
Chasuble — A Roman or fiddleback chasuble The chasuble is the outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for the celebration of the Eucharist in Western tradition Christian Churches that use full vestments, primarily in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and… … Wikipedia
Chasuble — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chasuble (homonymie). Une chasuble au XVe siècle … Wikipédia en Français
Chasuble — Cha|su|ble [ʃa zybl̩ , frz.: ʃa zybl, engl.: tʃæzjʊbl], das; s, s [engl. chasuble = Messgewand < frz. chasuble < spätlat. casu(b)la, ↑ Kasel]: ärmelloses Überkleid für Frauen nach Art einer Weste. * * * Cha|su|ble [ʃa zybl̩, frz.: ʃa zybl,… … Universal-Lexikon
