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So the linen church vestment called an alb, which is derived from the Roman linen tunic, doesn't have to be snowy white.

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  1. noun Ecclesiastical A long white linen robe with tapered sleeves worn by a priest at Mass.

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  • So the linen church vestment called an alb, which is derived from the Roman linen tunic, doesn't have to be snowy white. —  No Fear of the Future
  • A chasuble is worn over the alb, which is a long, white linen robe. —  Arkansas Online stories
  • As regards the vestments themselves: the amice signifies preparation to resist the attacks of the devil; the alb is the symbol of innocence; the cincture of charity; the maniple of penance; the stole of immortality; and the chasuble of love, by which we are enabled to bear the light burden Our Lord is pleased to lay upon us Vested as described, when the candles have been lighted on the altar, the priest takes the covered chalice in his hand and goes to the altar, where, after arranging everything, he begins Mass. —  Baltimore Catechism No. 4 (of 4) An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine
  • - including his shoes - except for his alb, and then he went up and kissed the cross. —  Latest Articles
  • As regards the vestments themselves: the amice signifies preparation to resist the attacks of the devil; the alb is the symbol of innocence; the cincture of charity; the maniple of penance; the stole of immortality; and the chasuble of love, by which we are enabled to bear the light burden Our Lord is pleased to lay upon us. —  Baltimore Catechism No. 4 (of 4) An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine
 

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  1. Middle English albe, from Old English, from Medieval Latin alba, from (vestis) alba, white (garment), feminine of Latin albus, white; see albho- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English albe, from Anglo-Saxon albe, from Middle Latin alba (sc. vestis, garment), feminine of Latin albus, white: see aube, the French form.
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