ritual dress

Sacred occasion attire

Ritual dress is clothing worn for ceremonies, religious observances, or formal occasions with symbolic significance.

The term encompasses liturgical vestments, ceremonial robes, and traditional garments required by custom or faith: The priest donned his ritual dress before the service.

Ritual dress often marks transitions—weddings, funerals, initiations—or signals the wearer's role in sacred proceedings.

Related

garments · sacred · costume · high priest · adorned · priest · shaman · procession · incense · altar · altar cloth · wedding veil · veil · headdress · prayer shawl · embroidered · silk · ornate

Opposites
formality and purpose

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Ordinary daily clothing

street clothes · daily wear · plainclothes · casual attire · work clothes

symbolic significance

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Unembellished clothing style

workwear · uniform

Family

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