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black santos

black santos is the alternative form of black sanctus.

Meaning of black sanctus

Noun

black sanctus (plural black sanctuses)

  1. (archaic) A profane or blasphemous parody of a hymn.
    • I knewe I would make him soone change his note, / I will make him sing the blacke sanctus, I holde him a grote.1578, Thomas Lupton, A moral and pitieful comedie, intituled, All for money […], folio 8ʳ
  2. (archaic, figuratively) Harsh words, especially profanities, or other dissonant noises; a cacophony.
    • As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus / Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn.1533, Robert Saltwood, A comparyson bytwene. iiij. byrdes, the larke, the nyghtyngale, ye thrusshe & the cuko, for theyr syngynge who shuld be chauntoure of the quere, folio 14ᵛ

Questions about black santos

What is black santos the alternative form of?
Black santos is the alternative form of black sanctus.

Words near black santos in the dictionary

  1. black sanctus
  2. black sanctuses
  3. black sand
  4. black sands
  5. black santis
  6. black santos
  7. black sapote
  8. black sapotes
  9. Black Saturday
  10. black scabbardfish
  11. black scabbardfishes

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