noun
- Plural of paramentum; ecclesiastical vestments or ornaments used in religious ceremonies, especially altar cloths and priestly garments.
Usage: archaic; ecclesiastical; chiefly historical
Examples
- The cathedral's paramenta were carefully preserved in the sacristy.
- Medieval churches displayed elaborate paramenta during high feast days.
- The priest arranged the paramenta on the altar before the service began.
- Historians studied the paramenta to understand religious practices of the period.
- The donation included valuable paramenta woven with gold thread.