Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

novus ordo

/ˈnɒ.vəs ˈɔːdəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: novus or-do
IPA: /ˈnɒ.vəs ˈɔːdəʊ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The version of the Roman Rite of the Mass established in 1969, the Mass of Paul VI, usually celebrated in a vernacular language.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A Catholic may consider the Novus Ordo banal, but he may not proclaim that the new rite is invalid."
"[…] the material in the interview indicated to me that he’s celebrating a Novus Ordo Mass in Latin."
"I’ve heard many make the case that the Novus Ordo actually more closely resembles the Mass of the first 1000 years of Church history than the recent practice of the Tridentine (Latin) Masses. Surely Jesus didn’t speak Latin at the Last Supper. But many others point out that what has become of the Novus Ordo Mass was not what was originally intended either."

Etymology

Ellipsis of Ecclesiastical Latin Novus Ōrdō Missae (“New Order of the Mass”).

Word Breakdown

Root: Novus Ōrdō Missae

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈnɒ.vəs ˈɔːdəʊ/

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

Bogus Ordo

Synonyms

Bogus Ordo NO OF Ordinary Form

Questions

How do you pronounce novus ordo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɒ.vəs ˈɔːdəʊ/.
What does novus ordo mean?: The version of the Roman Rite of the Mass established in 1969, the Mass of Paul VI, usually celebrated in a vernacular language.
Where does novus ordo come from?: Ellipsis of Ecclesiastical Latin Novus Ōrdō Missae (“New Order of the Mass”).

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