soutane
Clerical ankle-length garment
A soutane is the long, close-fitting robe worn by Roman Catholic clergy, typically black for priests, purple for bishops, and red for cardinals.
The term is French in origin and used interchangeably with cassock, though soutane appears more often in Catholic contexts: The priest's soutane swept the floor as he walked to the altar.
Full-length clerical garment
- vestmentCeremonial religious garment
- robeLong loose outer garment
- albLiturgical white robe
- surpliceWhite ecclesiastical overgarment
chasuble · stole · cope · maniple · clerical collar · biretta · cincture · fascia
One who performs sacraments
- rectorParish clergy chief
- vicarClergy substitute for bishop
- curateSelect and present thoughtfully
- chaplainInstitutional clergy member
pastor · parson · canon · prelate · deacon · monsignor · padre · seminarian
Sacred ritual table
- sacristyChurch storage and preparation room
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- MassCatholic worship service
- liturgyFormal worship structure
ordination · ceremony · procession · benediction · vespers · matins · holy orders · sacrament
Respected due to age
- historicOf lasting significance
- venerableDeserving honor for dignity
- classicOf lasting excellence
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
customary · established · ancestral · old-fashioned · antiquated · medieval · Counter-Reformation · formal
cassock
Full-length clerical garment
surplice · chasuble · stole · cope · maniple · clerical collar · biretta · cincture · fascia · black robe
priest
One who performs sacraments
chaplain · pastor · parson · canon · prelate · deacon · monsignor · padre · seminarian · bishop
altar
Sacred ritual table
- sacristyChurch storage and preparation room
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- MassCatholic worship service
liturgy · ordination · ceremony · procession · benediction · vespers · matins · holy orders · sacrament · rite
time-honored
Respected due to age
orthodox · customary · established · ancestral · old-fashioned · antiquated · medieval · Counter-Reformation · formal · solemn