- A
surplice (/ˈsɜːrplɪs/; Late
Latin superpelliceum, from super, "over" and pellicia, "fur garment") is a
liturgical vestment of
Western Christianity. The...
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Surplice fees were, in
English ecclesiastical law, the fees paid to the in****bent of a
parish for
rites such as baptisms, weddings, and funerals. They...
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Surplice (1845–1871) was a
British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a
career that
lasted from July 1847 to
October 1849 he ran
thirteen times and won...
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Reginald Alwyn Surplice (20
August 1906 – 21
April 1977) was an
English organist and composer. Born at Pangbourne, Berkshire,
Surplice studied at the...
- in
Eastern Christianity. The
rochet in its
Roman form is
similar to a
surplice, with
narrower sleeves and a hem that
comes below the knee, and both of...
- red for cardinals. In
house dress, it is
silver with a
silver chain.
Surplice A
white tunic worn over a c****ock or habit. It is
commonly worn by altar...
- Franciscans, Dominicans, etc.), the
habit is worn in
place of the c****ock, the
surplice (or
rochet if the
wearer is a bishop, cardinal, or canon), and the biretta...
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often worn
underneath the alb.
Shortening of the alb has
given rise to the
surplice, and to its
cousin the rochet, worn by
canons and bishops.
Following the...
- the term "priest",
among other things, and that the
wearing of cap and
surplice become optional.
James was
strict in
enforcing conformity at first, inducing...
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nobles derided peasants as "Jacques" or "Jacques Bonhomme" for
their padded surplice,
called a "jacque". The
aristocratic chronicler Jean
Froissart and his...
