English words from Ecclesiastical Latin
- CanaanA historic region of the Middle East, roughly equivalent to Palestine/Israel.
- missaa mass, in the sense of a composition setting several sung parts of the liturgical service (most often chosen from the ordinary parts Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Agnus Dei and/or Sanctus) to music, notably when the text in Latin is used (as long universally prescribed by Rome)
- GalliA surname.
- kyrieA short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning “Lord, have mercy”.
- hethThe eighth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- JebusA placename, said in the Bible to have been the name of Jerusalem prior to its conquest by Joshua and David.
- HamathAn Iron Age city located in north-west Syria. Roughly equivalent to modern day Hama.
- abbreviatorA person who abbreviates or shortens.
- Alb SundaySynonym of Quasimodo (“the Sunday one week after Easter Sunday”).
- anagogyThe spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense.
- ArvaditeAn inhabitant of the island and city of Arwad.
- GirgashiteA member of a certain group of descendants of Canaan who inhabited the land of Canaan.
- martyriumA tomb or other edifice erected in homage to a martyr.
- philosophical sinSin that is said to contravene the natural moral order rather than offending God directly, for example because the sinner is ignorant of divine law or does not think of God in the act.
- SiniteAn inhabitant of the city of Šianu (identified with modern Siano on the coast of Syria).
- SosipaterA person mentioned in Romans 16:21. Perhaps the same person as Sopater
- ZemariteAn inhabitant of the city of Ṣumuru (identified with modern Tell Kazel on the coast of Syria).