dalmatic means related to Dalmatia and its language and culture; Dalmatian. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
dalmatic is pronounced /dalˈmatɪk/.
Etymology
From Dalmatia + -ic.
adj
- Related to Dalmatia and its language and culture; Dalmatian.“Jerome translated the Scripture into the Dalmatic tongue, as these men do testify, Alphonsus a Castro, Eckius, Hosius, Erasmus.”
noun
- A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.“He had [...] dalmatics of white satin and pink silk damask, decorated with tulips and dolphins and fleurs-de-lis [...].”