In most Christian traditions, priests wear clerical clothing, a distinctive form of street dress.

He relinquished his clerical clothing altogether and began wearing lay clothes everywhere, a matter which caused public outrage.

They were stripped of their clerical clothing, and called heretics and schismatics.

For other garments worn by clergy, see also clerical clothing.

In some, clergy are directed to wear special clerical clothing in public at all, most, or some times.

Many Methodist elders choose not to wear clerical clothing in their daily activities.

Conversely, clerical clothing is not, and is regarded as daily wear.

There are no official rules on vestments or clerical clothing.

Therefore, use of clerical clothing by United Methodist clergy varies greatly by location and situation.

Methodist clergy frequently wear clerical clothing on pastoral visits at hospitals and nursing facilities.