religious dress

Clergy's ceremonial clothing

Religious dress is clothing worn to express faith, indicate religious status, or fulfill spiritual requirements.

It includes garments mandated by religious law—the hijab in Islam, the yarmulke in Judaism—and vestments worn by clergy during worship: The priest put on his religious dress for Mass.

Some religious dress marks membership in a community; some marks devotion or modesty.

Related
  • robeLong loose outer garment
  • habitSettled regular tendency
  • vestmentCeremonial religious garment
  • cassockFull-length clerical garment
  • surpliceWhite ecclesiastical overgarment

clerical collar · wimple · veil · turban · hijab · headscarf · head covering · kippah · yarmulke · prayer shawl · mitre · stole · alb · sari · clergy · holy orders · monk · nun

Categories
Opposites
sacred vs secular attire

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Ordinary daily attire

everyday wear · casual wear · mufti · plain clothes · business attire

prescribed/codified vs unrestricted clothing

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Individual fashion identity

anything goes

covered/modest vs revealing attire

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Clothing for sandy shores

swimwear · lingerie · clubwear · nudity

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G