Christian religious clothes, objects and symbols

altar

 noun

a special table where religious ceremonies are performed, especially in a Christian church

biretta

 noun

a stiff square hat worn by a Roman Catholic priest

cassock

 noun

a long loose piece of clothing, often black and covering the whole body, traditionally worn by some priests

chalice

 noun

a large cup for wine, especially one used during the Christian ceremony of Holy Communion

collar

 noun

a priest’s dog collar

collection plate

 noun

a dish used in church for collecting money

crib

 noun

british a model of the wooden box that Jesus Christ was born in, accordingto the Bible. Some Christians have these in their churches and houses at Christmas.

cross

 noun

a shape with one long upright line and one shorter line across it, used as a symbol of Christianity

cross

 noun

a model, structure, or piece of jewellery in the shape of a cross

crucifix

 noun

a model of Jesus Christ dying on a cross, often found in a church or worn as jewellery

dog collar

 noun

a white stiff round collar worn by priests in the Christian church

Easter egg

 noun

an egg that children decorate in celebration of Easter

the Eucharist

 noun

the bread and wine used in the ceremony of the Eucharist

font

 noun

a stone bowl, usually on top of a post, that holds water for the baptism ceremony in the Christian church

frock

 noun

a long loose piece of clothing with sleeves that some priests and monks wear

graven image

 noun

literary a picture or statue of a god or holy person

hassock

 noun

in some churches, a thick cushion (=cloth bag filled with soft material) used for kneeling on

the Holy Grail

in old stories, the cup that Jesus drank from at the Last Supper

holy water

 noun

water that a priest has blessed

the Host

 noun

the bread that is used in the Christian ceremony of Communion

icon

 noun

a picture or model of a holy person that is used in religious worship in the Russian or Greek Orthodox Church

Madonna

 noun

a picture or model of the Madonna

plate

 noun

a flat round dish used for collecting money, especially in a church

psalter

 noun

a book containing psalms from the Bible, used in a church

rood screen

 noun

a large decorated screen in some Christian churches that separates the main part of the church from the part where the altar is

rosary

 noun

a set of small beads used by Roman Catholics for counting a series of prayers

the Sacrament

 noun

the holy bread and wine that people eat and drink as part of the Christian ceremony of communion

skullcap

 noun

a small hat sometimes worn by Jewish men and Roman Catholic priests

stigmata

 noun

the marks on Jesus Christ’s body where he was fixed to the cross, or marks on the skin of some religious people that are similar to these injuries

surplice

 noun

a loose white piece of clothing, worn over other clothes by priests, churchsingers, and people who help during ceremonies

tabernacle

 noun

a container for holy objects in a Catholic church

tithe

 noun

a particular amount of money that members of some Christian churches give to the church

vestment

 noun

formal a robe worn by a priest, or a piece of clothing worn with it

wafer

 noun

a thin round piece of bread that a priest gives people to eat during the Christian religious ceremony of holy communion