religious garb

Priest's official clothing

Religious garb is clothing worn to signify membership in a religious order or faith tradition.

The term covers everything from a nun's habit to a priest's cassock to a Muslim woman's hijab.

It appears most often in legal and policy contexts—debates about religious garb in public schools, workplaces, or government buildings: The policy prohibits religious garb for employees on duty.

Related
  • vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
  • robesLong loose outer garments
  • habitSettled regular tendency
  • cassockFull-length clerical garment
  • clergyOrdained religious officials collectively

clerical collar · Roman collar · nun · priest · holy orders · monk · veil · wimple · head covering · tunic · stole · surplice · chasuble · alb · collar · saffron · turban · hijab

Categories
Opposites
sacred vs. secular dress

religious garbstreet clothes

Ordinary daily attire

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

formal/ceremonial vs. casual dress

religious garbcasual wear

Informal, comfortable clothing

streetwear · everyday wear · loungewear · athleisure · workout clothes

modest/covering vs. revealing dress

religious garbbeachwear

Clothing for sandy shores

swimwear · clubwear · lingerie

Family

religious, religion, religiously, religiosity, irreligious, garb, garbed, garbing

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