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Messgewand

chasuble; Mass vestment

noun MES-ge-vant Rare
Arts & Culture Religion

Usage Note

Messgewand (also Kasel) is the liturgical outer garment worn by a priest during Mass. Its colour changes with the liturgical season: white at Easter, purple in Lent, red at Pentecost.

Examples

"Das lila Messgewand des Priesters zeigte, dass die Fastenzeit begonnen hatte."

Natural Translation

The priest's purple chasuble showed that Lent had begun.

Literal Translation

The purple Mass-vestment of the priest showed that the Lent begun had.

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