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Traditional Latin Mass

Traditional Latin Mass proper noun: the form of the Roman Rite Mass that was general before the Second Vatican Council, celebrated in the Latin language and now typically according to texts promulgated in 1962 (the Extraordinary Form).

Proper noun

the Traditional Latin Mass

  1. The form of the Roman Rite Mass that was general before the Second Vatican Council, celebrated in the Latin language and now typically according to texts promulgated in 1962 (the Extraordinary Form).
    • Then, on July 7, 2007, Benedict XVI promulgated his motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, generally liberating the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass.2017, Matthew Arnold, Confessions of a Traditional Catholic, page 157
    Synonyms:
    Tridentine Mass

Noun

Traditional Latin Mass (plural Traditional Latin Masses)

  1. A Mass celebrated in this form.
    • In one case, in August 2022, one particular Chicago parish which typically celebrated Traditional Latin Masses, stated that they would suspend all public Masses because they would not adhere to Pope Francis’s new guidelines on the subject.2023, John Trigilio et al., Catholicism All-in-One for Dummies, →ISBN, page 283
    Synonyms:
    TLM

Synonyms of Traditional Latin Mass

Forms of Traditional Latin Mass

pluralTraditional Latin Masses

Questions about Traditional Latin Mass

What does Traditional Latin Mass mean?
Traditional Latin Mass means the form of the Roman Rite Mass that was general before the Second Vatican Council, celebrated in the Latin language and now typically according to texts promulgated in 1962 (the Extraordinary Form).
What part of speech is Traditional Latin Mass?
Traditional Latin Mass can be a proper noun or a noun.

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