Etymology

Introibo

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Today it means: The prayers spoken by the priest at the foot of the altar at the start of a Tridentine Mass. Full definition →

Ecclesiastical Latin introībō ad altāre Deī
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  1. Ecclesiastical Latin · borrowed fromintroībō ad altāre Deī“I shall go in towards the altar of God”
  2. English todayIntroibo

From Ecclesiastical Latin introībō ad altāre Deī (“I shall go in towards the altar of God”), the first line spoken.

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