Meanings
nounsacring-bell (plural sacring-bells)
plural sacring-bells
- A small bell or set of bells which are rung at the elevation in Mass.
The kneeling acolyte chimed a sacring-bell, and the congregation bent and swayed like a wheat-field swept scross by sudden wind.
1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 27Synonyms: altar bell, Mass bell, saints' bell, sance bell, sanctus bell
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small bell or set of bells which are rung at the elevation in Mass.
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