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dalmatic

long, wide sleeved tunic, worn in Ancient Rome and Byzantium, and adopted as liturgical dress by Christian churches
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dalmatic

Summary

dalmatic ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (580 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • dalmatic is a type of clothing in ancient Rome[2].
  • dalmatic is a type of vestment[3].
  • dalmatic is a type of tunic[4].
  • dalmatic is a type of Catholic ecclesiastical dress[5].
  • dalmatic is used for Catholic deacon[6].
  • dalmatic's Commons category is recorded as Dalmatics[7].
  • dalmatic's Commons gallery is recorded as Dalmatic[8].
  • dalmatic's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[9].
  • dalmatic's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include clothing in ancient Rome[2], vestment[3], tunic[4], and Catholic ecclesiastical dress[5].

Use and Application

dalmatic is used for Catholic deacon[6].

Why It Matters

dalmatic ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (580 views/month).[1] dalmatic has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] dalmatic is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  2. 13d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → clothing in ancient Rome, vestment, tunic +1
    P14483 → d/dalmatica
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: d/dalmatica, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
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