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midnight mass

midnight mass noun: a mass held at or close to midnight.

Noun

midnight mass (countable and uncountable, plural midnight masses)

  1. A mass held at or close to midnight.
    1. A Roman Catholic religious service that marks the beginning of Christmas Day.

Forms of midnight mass

pluralmidnight masses

Questions about midnight mass

What does midnight mass mean?
Midnight mass means a mass held at or close to midnight.
What part of speech is midnight mass?
Midnight mass is a noun.
What is the plural of midnight mass?
The plural of midnight mass is midnight masses.

Words near midnight mass in the dictionary

  1. midnight feast
  2. midnight feasts
  3. midnight horror
  4. midnight horrors
  5. midnight in a coal mine
  6. midnight mass
  7. midnight masses
  8. midnight movie
  9. midnight movies
  10. midnight munchies
  11. midnight oil

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