Mass
Definition of Mass
Pronunciation: mås | n. | 1. | | | 1. | (R. C. Ch.) The sacrifice in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host. | | 2. | (Mus.) The portions of the Mass usually set to music, considered as a musical composition; - namely, the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei, besides sometimes an Offertory and the Benedictus.| Canon of the Mass | | See Canon. |
| | v. i. | 1. | To celebrate Mass. | | n. | 1. | | | 1. | A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size; as, a mass of ore, metal, sand, or water. | | 2. | (Phar.) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass. | | 3. | A large quantity; a sum. | | 4. | Bulk; magnitude; body; size. | | 5. | The principal part; the main body. | | 6. | (Physics) The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume. | | v. t. | 1. | To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble. |
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