chasuble

American  

[chaz-yuh-buhl, -uh-buhl, chas-] / ˈtʃæz yə bəl, -ə bəl, ˈtʃæs- /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. a sleeveless outer vestment worn by the celebrant at Mass.

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chasuble British  

/ ˈtʃæzjʊbəl /

noun

1. Christianity a long sleeveless outer vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass

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Other Word Forms

• chasubled adjective

Etymology

Origin of chasuble

1250–1300; < French < Late Latin casubla, unexplained variant of casula hooded cloak, Latin: little house ( see casa, -ule); replacing Middle English chesible < Anglo-French < Late Latin

Example Sentences

After the service, Francis's body — dressed in a red chasuble and a damask and golden papal mitre — will be transported to the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome for burial.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

The outermost garment was the long poncho-like chasuble.

From Fox News • Feb. 26, 2019

Descending the stairs to the Costume Institute, viewers pass by an Henri Matisse-designed chasuble for the Chapel du Rosaire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2018

“Adonai itchem,” the Rev. David Neuhaus, draped in a red chasuble, said — the Lord be with you.

From New York Times • May 3, 2017

Over his other vestments, he wore a white satin chasuble with a golden cross on the front and back.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith