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dalmatic

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /dalˈmatɪk/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative form of Dalmatic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Related to Dalmatia and its language and culture; Dalmatian.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative form of dalmatic.

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History

Etymology

From Middle French dalmatique, from Ecclesiastical Latin, derived ultimately from the name of the province of Dalmatia.

From Dalmatia + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: dalmàtica — ecclesiastical garment
  • Esperanto: dalmatiko — ecclesiastical garment
  • French: dalmatique — ecclesiastical garment
  • Ido: dalmatiko — ecclesiastical garment
  • Portuguese: dalmática — ecclesiastical garment
  • Spanish: dalmática — ecclesiastical garment
  • Vietnamese: áo lễ — ecclesiastical garment