preaching band

preaching band (plural preaching bands)

(Christianity, in the plural) Two bands (strips of linen) worn as formal neckwear by members of the Christian clergy.
Synonyms: preaching tabs, Geneva bands

Coordinate terms: clerical collar, barrister's bands
- 2014, Alan Argent, Elsie Chamberlain: The Independent Life of a Woman Minister, Routledge, →ISBN, page 203:
  When leading worship, Elsie usually wore a long black cassock and preaching bands. This would, of course, save her from the worry of choosing a suitable costume.
(collective) A group of missionaries.
- 2019, John Hersey, The Call: An American Missionary in China‎, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, →ISBN:
  Perhaps we should form our own preaching band, to avoid compromise with the Christian ethic of brotherhood.
(music, rare) A Christian band.
- [2020, Ibrahim Abraham, Christian Punk: Identity and Performance‎, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
  Musicians who identify as being part of a “Christian band,” also referred to as a “preaching band,” argue that “Christians in a band,” Christian musicians who do not call themselves a “Christian band,” are insincere because they keep quiet about their Christianity.]

bands worn by clergy

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