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The cincture is a liturgical
Liturgy

A liturgy is the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to their particular traditions. The word may refer to an elaborate formal ritual such as the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy and Mass , or a daily activity such as the Muslim salat and Jewish Jewish services....
 vestment
Vestment

Vestments are liturgy garments and articles associated primarily with the Christianity religions, especially the Latin Rite and other Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Anglicans, Methodists, and Lutheran Churches....
, worn encircling the body around or above the waist. The term has two distinct meanings, the usage generally dividing along denominational
Christian denomination

A Christian denomination is an identifiable religious body under a common name, structure, and doctrine within Christianity.Worldwide, Christians are divided, often along ethnic and linguistic lines, into separate churches and traditions....
 lines. Where the context does not indicate which meaning is intended, ambiguity may be avoided by the use of the terms "girdle
Girdle

The word girdle originally meant a belt. In modern English the term "girdle" is most commonly used for a form of women's Foundation garment that replaced the corset in popularity....
" and "fascia
Fascia (vestment)

The fascia is a sash worn by clerics and seminarians with the cassock in the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Church....
".

In the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
, the cincture is a long, rope-like cord with tassled or knotted ends, tied around the waist outside the alb
Alb

The alb, one of the liturgy vestments of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and many Protestant churches, is an ample garment of white linen coming down to the ankles and usually girded with a cincture....
.






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The cincture is a liturgical
Liturgy

A liturgy is the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to their particular traditions. The word may refer to an elaborate formal ritual such as the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy and Mass , or a daily activity such as the Muslim salat and Jewish Jewish services....
 vestment
Vestment

Vestments are liturgy garments and articles associated primarily with the Christianity religions, especially the Latin Rite and other Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Anglicans, Methodists, and Lutheran Churches....
, worn encircling the body around or above the waist. The term has two distinct meanings, the usage generally dividing along denominational
Christian denomination

A Christian denomination is an identifiable religious body under a common name, structure, and doctrine within Christianity.Worldwide, Christians are divided, often along ethnic and linguistic lines, into separate churches and traditions....
 lines. Where the context does not indicate which meaning is intended, ambiguity may be avoided by the use of the terms "girdle
Girdle

The word girdle originally meant a belt. In modern English the term "girdle" is most commonly used for a form of women's Foundation garment that replaced the corset in popularity....
" and "fascia
Fascia (vestment)

The fascia is a sash worn by clerics and seminarians with the cassock in the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Church....
".

In the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
, the cincture is a long, rope-like cord with tassled or knotted ends, tied around the waist outside the alb
Alb

The alb, one of the liturgy vestments of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and many Protestant churches, is an ample garment of white linen coming down to the ankles and usually girded with a cincture....
. The colour may be white, or may vary according to the colour of the liturgical season.

When laypeople
Laity

In religious organizations, the laity comprises all persons who are not clergy. A person who is a member of a religious order who is not Holy Orders clergy is considered as a member of the laity, even though they are members of a religious order ....
 wear an alb, the cincture is usually tied on the right. As deacon
Deacon

Deacon is a role in the Christianity that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions....
s tie their stole
Stole

The stole is a liturgy vestment of various Christianity religious denomination. It consists of a band of colored cloth, formerly usually of silk, about seven and a half to nine feet long and three to four inches wide, whose ends may be straight or may broaden out....
s on the right, they often fasten the cincture on the left instead. Priest
Priest

A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities....
s and bishop
Bishop

A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
s usually have the knot of their cincture in front of them; the loose ends are often passed around the stole and tucked through the waist of the cincture at each side. When the cincture is tied in the front and the ends draped on either side, it is called a Roman Knot. Besides its functional rôle in securing the alb and stole, the cincture bears a symbolic rôle, signifying chastity and purity.

The same vestment is widely used in the Anglican and Methodist churches, as well as most Lutheran denominations and some other Protestant churches. However, in these denominations it is usually referred to as a girdle
Girdle

The word girdle originally meant a belt. In modern English the term "girdle" is most commonly used for a form of women's Foundation garment that replaced the corset in popularity....
, the term "cincture" being used instead to signify a broad sash worn over the cassock
Cassock

The cassock, an item of clerical clothing, is a long, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clerics of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Church, and some clerics of the Reformed, and Lutheran churches....
 somewhat above the waist. This latter vestment is in the Roman Catholic Church known as a fascia
Fascia (vestment)

The fascia is a sash worn by clerics and seminarians with the cassock in the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Church....
, and the use of this vestment is restricted to ordained clergy and seminarians.

See also

  • Zone (vestment)
    Zone (vestment)

    The Zone is a liturgical belt worn as a vestment by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches and Eastern Catholic Churches....