What does "dalmatic" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "dalmatic"?

Common synonyms include: dalmatica.

Dalmatic

//dalˈmatɪk// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
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 [...]."
2
Alternative form of dalmatic. alt-of, alternative
"These are Charlemagne's crown, which weighs fourteen pounds, and is enriched with a great profusion of rubies, emeralds, pearls, and diamonds ; the Dalmatic robe, or mantle, richly embroidered with large pearls ; Charlemagne's sword ; the golden globe and sceptre; the imperial mantle, elegantly embroidered with eagles, and bordered with emeralds, chrysolites, diamonds, and sapphires; the buskins, covered with plates of gold; and the coronation gloves, embroidered with a variety of precious stones."

Adjective

1
Alternative form of Dalmatic. alt-of, alternative
2
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."