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high mass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables
high- -mass
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic Mass celebrated in full ceremonial form, in which the celebrant is generally assisted by a deacon and, in the Tridentine form, a subdeacon, and accompanied by acolytes, a thurifer, and a choir.

noun

Any sung Mass, including a Missa Cantata.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of High Mass.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, mass.

Inflected Forms

High Masses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Low Mass

Questions

What does high mass mean?
A Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic Mass celebrated in full ceremonial form, in which the celebrant is generally assisted by a deacon and, in the Tridentine form, a subdeacon, and accompanied by acolytes, a thurifer, and a choir.

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