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Meaning of "superhumeral" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUPERHUMERAL

From Late Latin superhumerāle.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SUPERHUMERAL

superhumeral  [ˌsuːpəˈhjuːmərəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPERHUMERAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Superhumeral is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUPERHUMERAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of superhumeral in the English dictionary

The definition of superhumeral in the dictionary is an ecclesiastical vestment worn over the shoulders.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUPERHUMERAL


admiral
ˈædmərəl
antitumoral
ˌæntɪˈtjuːmərəl
bicameral
baɪˈkæmərəl
cameral
ˈkæmərəl
ephemeral
ɪˈfɛmərəl
femerell
ˈfemərəl
femoral
ˈfɛmərəl
hephthemimeral
ˌhɛfθɪˈmɪmərəl
hexameral
hɛkˈsæmərəl
humeral
ˈhjuːmərəl
humoral
ˈhjuːmərəl
metameral
mɪˈtæmərəl
nemoral
ˈnɛmərəl
neurohumoral
ˌnjʊərəʊˈhjuːmərəl
numeral
ˈnjuːmərəl
nychthemeral
nɪkˈθiːmərəl
penthemimeral
ˌpɛnθɪˈmɪmərəl
tetrameral
tɛˈtræmərəl
tricameral
traɪˈkæmərəl
unicameral
ˌjuːnɪˈkæmərəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUPERHUMERAL

superheavyweight
superhelical
superhelices
superhelix
superhero
superhet
superheterodyne receiver
superhigh
superhigh frequency
superhighway
superhit
superhive
superhot
superhuman
superhumanise
superhumanity
superhumanize
superhumanly
superhumanness
superhype

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUPERHUMERAL

ahemeral
Arabic numeral
attorney general
bilateral
cardinal numeral
collateral
director general
director-general
Distrito Federal
federal
funeral
general
in general
lateral
liberal
literal
mineral
peripheral
Roman numeral
several

Synonyms and antonyms of superhumeral in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «superhumeral» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUPERHUMERAL

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superhumeral
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superhumeral
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superhumeral
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superhumeral
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superhumeral
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superhumeral
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superhumeral
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Superhumeral
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superhumeral
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superhumeral
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superhumeral
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Superhumeral
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superhumeral
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superhumeral
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superhumeral
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superhumeral
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superhumeral
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superhumeral
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superhumeral
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Trends of use of superhumeral

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERHUMERAL»

The term «superhumeral» is used very little and occupies the 153.892 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERHUMERAL» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPERHUMERAL»

Discover the use of superhumeral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to superhumeral and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Glossary of ecclesiastical ornament and costume... a secon ...
Udalric, Constitut. Cluniac. Lib. III. c. 13, 'Then he puts on his Superhumeral, that is his Amice. Expositio Offic. Divin. anon. : ' Then follows the Superhumeral, which must be of the purest linen.' Gillebertus, Lunicensis, de Usu Ecclesiastico, says ...
A. Welby PUGIN, 1846
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Glossary of Ecclesiastical Ornament and Costume
Lib. III. c. 13, ' Then he puts on his Superhumeral, that is his Amice.' Expositio Offic. Divin. anon. : ' Then follows the Superhumeral, which must be of the purest linen.' Gillebertus, Lunicensis, de JJsu Ecclesiastico, says, that ' Ostiarii, Exorcists , ...
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, 1868
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Glossary of Ecclesiastical Ornament and Costume. With ...
Udalric, Constitut. Cluniac. Lib. III. c. 13, ' Then he puts on his Superhumeral, that is his amice.' Expositio Offic. Divin. anon.: 'Then follows the Superhumeral, which must be of the purest linen.' Gillebertus, Lunicensis, de usu Ecclesiastico, says, ...
August Welby Pugin, 1844
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Hugh of Saint Victor
38 The “superhumeral” (over the shoulders) “signifies fortitude in work and patience in labour,”39 but here the text starts to reveal some (theological) differences between the old priesthood of Leviticus and the new priesthood of the Christian ...
Paul Rorem, 2009
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Vestments for All Seasons
It evolved into a shoulder covering similar to a superhumeral (a jeweled collar of the Byzantine court) before taking its final form as a protective covering around the neck. By the eighth century, when vestment ornamentation became more ...
Barbara Dee Baumgarten, 2002
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On the sacraments of the Christian faith: (De sacramentis)
On the superhumeral. The fifth vestment is the superhumeral which in Hebrew is called Ephot. In the Old Testament the pontiffs alone used this, distinguished by the same colors as the girdle also had been. Now under grace this vestment is ...
Hugh (of Saint-Victor), 1951
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Hugo of Saint Victor on the sacraments of the Christian ...
On the superhumeral. The fifth vestment is the superhumeral which in Hebrew is called Ephot. In the Old Testament the pontiffs alone used this, distinguished by the same colors as the girdle also had been. Now under grace this vestment is ...
Hugo (of Saint Victor), 1951
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The Ancient Coptic Churches of Egypt [vol. 2]
The truth is that from the earliest times there was the closest association between ephod and breastplate, or superhumeral and rational. Thus St. Jerome in his letter on the sacerdotal vestments1 remarks, ' the ephod or superhumeral is so ...
Alfred J. Butler, 2009
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On the Donation of Constantine
You say that the superhumeral band is a strap and yet you do not know what a strap is. For you do not imagine that a leather band, which is what we mean by a strap, was put around the emperor's neck as an ornament. We call reins and whips ...
Lorenzo Valla, 2008
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A Cyclopedia Of Costume Vol. II A General History Of Costume ...
The cap of the bishop from the Latin MS. has no infulae attached to it ; but his vestments are most noteworthy, as they include one of which I have not yet spoken — the superhumeraL It is here represented as a broad collar of rich brocade, ...
James Robinson Planche, 1819

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