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missa

missa noun: 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).

Noun

missa

  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)

Origin of missa

From Ecclesiastical Latin missa (“mass”).

Phrases with missa

Questions about missa

What does missa mean?
Missa means 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).
What part of speech is missa?
Missa is a noun.

Words near missa in the dictionary

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  2. miss'd
  3. Miss'ippi
  4. miss-meal colic
  5. MISS.
  6. missa
  7. Missa Cantata
  8. missable
  9. missaid
  10. missal
  11. missalette

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