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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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)

Synonyms

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dirgemassrequiem

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin missa (“mass”).

Related phrases

agnus dei

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