Missa Cantata

proper noun

A Catholic Mass that is less elaborate than a High Mass, but with equivalent sung liturgical parts.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A Catholic Mass that is less elaborate than a High Mass, but with equivalent sung liturgical parts.

Origin

Originated 1900–05 from New Latin missa cantāta, from Late Latin missa (Mass) and Latin cantāta (to have sung); literally, sung mass.

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APA

Missa Cantata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Missa%20Cantata

MLA

“Missa Cantata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Missa%20Cantata. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Missa Cantata,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Missa%20Cantata.

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