vestiarians

Noun

vestiarian (plural vestiarians)

1. (historical) During the vestiarian controversy, a supporter of the wearing of vestments by the clergy (as opposed to an anti-vestiarian who considered the wearing of vestments a form of idolatry).
   • Throughout his even career of promotion there is only one single wayward note [the signing of the petition for leniency toward the vestiarians at Cambridge in 1566 —see abte., ppp. 15-16];1949, Donald Joseph McGinn, The Admonition Controversy, page 587
2. A member of a monastery responsible for making, caring for, and distributing habits.
   • When, every six weeks or so, there was a great 'wash' of some part of the habit, the vestiarians had to ensure that each garment was properly dealt with before being put carefully away.2016, Monica Baldwin, I Leap Over the Wall

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