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albs, plural;
  1. A white vestment worn by clergy and servers in some Christian Churches

  1. a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests
  2. The alb, one of the liturgical vestments of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and many Protestant churches, is an ample white garment coming down to the ankles and usually girdled with a cincture. It is simply the long linen tunic used by the Romans. ...
  3. Johannes Baptista von Albertini (February 17, 1769 – December 6, 1831) was a German botanist and clergyman of the Moravian Church. He was born in the town of Neuwied.
  4. A long white robe worn by priests and other ministers at religious ceremonies, underneath most of the other vestments
  5. (Lat.; Gr. stichari[on]. Sl. Podriznik). The long white undergarment of the clergy, with close sleeves, worn under the chasuble or the sakkos.
  6. the white, ankle-length garment worn by priests during Mass, under the stole and chasuble.
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  8. item of mass vestments; a long tunic decorated with six squares of embroidery known as apparels
  9. alb, n. A tunic of white cloth, reaching to the feet, and enveloping the person; worn by priests in religious ceremonies and occasionally by consecrated kings.
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  11. a full-length white linen ecclesiastical vestment with long sleeves that is gathered at the waist with a cincture
  12. long white linen tunic which became an exclusively liturgical garment after 6th century.
  13. The white garment covering one’s street clothes.
  14. A long, white, sleeved linen vestment worn over the cassock, covering the body from neck to ankles. It is derived from the under-tunic worn in Roman times.
  15. Latin base word meaning "white".  Leuko in Greek.
  16. (From the Latin, "white"): A white or off-white ankle-length vestment with sleeves, often gathered at the waist with a cincture, worn by all ranks of ministers, ordained and un-ordained. The classical tunic became a specifically church vestment about the fifth century.
  17. a narrow-sleeved, full-length white vestment that became in the early church the basic liturgical garment. It has been in wide liturgical use by Anglicans since the nineteenth century.
  18. (or albe) A long white linen basic garment (shoulders to ankles) worn by ministers who celebrate the Holy Communion; one of the Eucharistic vestments. Traditionally, the alb is worn with an amice, and is white symbolizing holiness (being set apart). ...
  19. An ankle-length white gown worn under other vestments at Mass. from the Latin word meaning "white"
  20. the white robe worn by the priest when celebrating communion; generally worn over daily clothes but under other vestments, scarves, etc.
  21. An alb is a white linen robe with closed sleeves. It is normally a garment worn by an officiating priest. An alb is almost always white and wraps around the wearer. While normally worn by a priest, it is also a garment worn by choir boys. When worn by a chorister, it is worn alone. ...
  22. the white or off-white robe worn by servers and priests for Eucharist
  23. to PGmc *albaz 'elf': Albiaster, Alvaricus, Alvatus.
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  25. The long white vestment worn by an acolyte. Commonly called the “robe.”