- The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass,
consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece,
and a narrower front piece, the two connected over the shoulders only.
The back has usually a large cross, the front an upright bar or pillar,
designed to be emblematical of Christ's sufferings. In the Greek Church
the chasuble is a large round mantle.
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