The Colobium sindonis (Latin for "shroud tunic") is a simple sleeveless white linen shift worn by monarchs of England during part of the coronation ritual: it symbolizes divesting oneself of all the world's vanity and standing bare before God.
The colobiumsindonis resembles the sleeveless dress of a monk, but as it is worn under the vestments the alb is a more accurate comparison than the tunic(24).
While the colobiumsindonis, the supertunica and the royal stole have liturgical equivalents, the pallium is predominantly lay in nature.
While the colobiumsindonis resembles the surplice, which may now be worn by laymen, and the supertunica the dalmatic of the deacon, the stole as worn over both shoulders is proper only the higher orders of priest and bishop.
The collective term Crown Jewels denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the sovereign of the United Kingdom during the coronation ceremony and at various other state functions.
The term refers to the following objects: the crowns, sceptres (with either the cross or the dove), orbs, swords, rings, spurs, colobiumsindonis, dalmatic, armill, and the royal robe or pall, as well as several other objects connected with the ceremony itself.
Many of these descend directly from the Reformation period and thus have a religious connotation.
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