chasuble means the outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass, equivalent to the phelonion of the Eastern tradition. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
chasuble is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃæzjʊbəl/.
Why “chasuble” is a great word
CHASUBLE — [Noun] The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating the Eucharist or Mass in Western Christian traditions. From Middle English chesible, from Old French chesible, from Late Latin casubla, an alteration of Latin casula ("little cottage, hooded cloak"), a diminutive of casa ("house"). Unlike the alb, a foundational white tunic of purity worn beneath all else, or the phelonion, its Eastern counterpart shaped by a different rite, the chasuble is the final, symbolic sheath of the Western celebrant. It is the heavy brocade draping the shoulders, the jeweled orphreys tracing a cross down the back, the fading silk bearing the weight of whispered rites—a portable sanctuary, a little house of grace drawn over the sacred act.
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- The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass, equivalent to the phelonion of the Eastern tradition.“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.”