missa

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noun

a 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)

OriginEcclesiastical Latin missa →
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Meanings

noun
  1. entertainmenta 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)

Origin

  1. Ecclesiastical Latinmissa“mass”
  2. Englishmissa

From Ecclesiastical Latin missa (“mass”).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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