Tersanctus

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Trisagion (beginning “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal …”).
  2. 2
    The Sanctus (beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts …”).

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin tersānctus, from ter (“thrice”) + sānctus (“holy”).

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