The priest's cassock billowed gently in the wind.
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Cassock
//ˈkæsək//
Synonyms for "cassock" (40 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (20)
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15 entriesderived
2 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
8 entriessimilar
13 entriesTranslations
43 translations across 32 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- ра́са noun (item of clerical clothing)
Bulgarian
1 entries- ра́со noun (item of clerical clothing)
Catalan
1 entries- sotana noun (item of clerical clothing)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 法衣 noun (item of clerical clothing)
- 衲 noun (item of clerical clothing)
- 袈裟 noun (item of clerical clothing)
Czech
1 entries- sutana noun (item of clerical clothing)
Dutch
1 entries- kazuifel noun (item of clerical clothing)
Faroese
1 entries- prestakjóli noun (item of clerical clothing)
Finnish
3 entries- kasukka noun (item of clerical clothing)
- kauhtana noun (item of clerical clothing)
- papinkauhtana noun (item of clerical clothing)
French
1 entries- soutane noun (item of clerical clothing)
German
1 entries- Soutane noun (item of clerical clothing)
Greek
1 entries- ράσο noun (item of clerical clothing)
Hungarian
1 entries- reverenda noun (item of clerical clothing)
Icelandic
1 entries- hempa noun (item of clerical clothing)
Irish
1 entries- casóg noun (item of clerical clothing)
Italian
2 entries- gonnellino noun (item of clerical clothing)
- sottana noun (item of clerical clothing)
Japanese
1 entries- キャソック noun (item of clerical clothing)
Korean
1 entries- 수단 noun (item of clerical clothing)
Lithuanian
1 entries- abitas noun (item of clerical clothing)
Macedonian
1 entries- мантија noun (item of clerical clothing)
Malayalam
1 entries- ളോഹ noun (item of clerical clothing)
Manx
1 entries- cassag noun (item of clerical clothing)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- prestekjole noun (item of clerical clothing)
Persian
1 entries- قبا noun (item of clerical clothing)
Polish
1 entries- sutanna noun (item of clerical clothing)
Portuguese
2 entries- batina noun (item of clerical clothing)
- sotaina noun (item of clerical clothing)
Russian
2 entries- ря́са noun (item of clerical clothing)
- сута́на noun (item of clerical clothing)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- màntija noun (item of clerical clothing)
- ма̀нтија noun (item of clerical clothing)
Spanish
3 entries- balandrán noun (item of clerical clothing)
- hopa noun (item of clerical clothing)
- sotana noun (item of clerical clothing)
Tagalog
1 entries- sutana noun (item of clerical clothing)
Ukrainian
1 entries- ря́са noun (item of clerical clothing)
Vietnamese
2 entries- áo cà sa noun (item of clerical clothing)
- áo thụng noun (item of clerical clothing)
Welsh
1 entries- casog noun (item of clerical clothing)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
Source: wiktionary
In one of the aisles there was an elaborately carved confessional box and I recognised the village priest in his heavy mountain boots and black cassock as he entered it and drew the dark velvet curtains behind him.
Source: wiktionary
When leading worship, Elsie usually wore a long black cassock and preaching bands. This would, of course, save her from the worry of choosing a suitable costume.
Source: wiktionary
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