Meanings
- Synonym of Traditional Latin Mass (“the form of the Mass general before the Second Vatican Council”).
Synonyms: Traditional Latin Mass
plural Tridentine Masses
- Synonym of Traditional Latin Mass (“a Mass celebrated in this form”).
Synonyms: Traditional Latin Mass
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Traditional Latin Mass (“the form of the Mass general before the Second Vatican Council”).
nounSynonym of Traditional Latin Mass (“a Mass celebrated in this form”).
Origin
See Tridentine: the liturgy of this Mass was made uniform after the Council of Trent.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Tridentine Mass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tridentine%20Mass
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