🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

paramento

Pronunciation / Transliteration: paɾaˈmẽtu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Parament/ˈpær.ə.mənt/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #28400 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O padre vestiu o paramento solene para a missa."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An ornamental hanging or covering for an altar, pulpit, or reading desk in a church.

    "The vibrant green parament on the altar marked the beginning of Ordinary Time."
  2. 2

    An ornamental robe, vestment, or trapping of rich material.

    "The bishop's vestments featured intricate paraments embroidered with gold thread."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old French 'parament', meaning adornment or trapping, originating from the Late Latin 'paramentum', from 'parare' meaning to prepare or adorn. Historically used in ecclesiastical contexts to describe rich hangings, vestments, or ornamental furniture for a church interior.

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