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humeral veil

noun

Ecclesiastical.
  1. a fringed scarf, usually white and ornamented in the middle, worn over the shoulders by a priest or subdeacon during certain parts of a High Mass.

humeral veil

noun

  1. RC Church a silk shawl worn by a priest at High Mass, etc Often shortened toveil
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of humeral veil1

First recorded in 1850–55
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The ceremonies to be observed are the following:—The celebrant, having received the humeral veil, ascends the altar with the sacred ministers.

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