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missal

/ˈmɪsəl/

missal noun: a prayer book; a church service (book).

Noun

missal (plural missals)

  1. A prayer book; a church service (book).
    1. A book containing the prayers and responses needed when celebrating the Roman Catholic Mass throughout the year.

missal meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

missal in Tamil

வழிபாட்டுப் பாடல்கள், பிரார்த்தனைகள் அடங்கிய புத்தகம், வழிபாட்டுப் புத்தகம்

missal in Malayalam

book containing the prayers and responses needed when celebrating the Roman Catholic Mass throughout the year
തക്സ taksa

Forms of missal

pluralmissals

Origin of missal

From Old French messel (“book of the Mass”).

Words formed from missal

Questions about missal

What does missal mean?
Missal means a prayer book; a church service (book).
What is missal in Tamil?
Missal in Tamil is வழிபாட்டுப் பாடல்கள், பிரார்த்தனைகள் அடங்கிய புத்தகம், வழிபாட்டுப் புத்தகம். See Missal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is missal?
Missal is a noun.
How do you pronounce missal?
Missal is pronounced /ˈmɪsəl/.
What is the plural of missal?
The plural of missal is missals.

Words near missal in the dictionary

  1. MISS.
  2. missa
  3. Missa Cantata
  4. missable
  5. missaid
  6. missal
  7. missalette
  8. missalettes
  9. missals
  10. missannotated
  11. Missaukee County

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Adapted from Wiktionary: missal (page history and authors); missal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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