Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tersanctus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ter-sanc-tus
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Trisagion (beginning “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal …”).

name

The Sanctus (beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts …”).

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin tersānctus, from ter (“thrice”) + sānctus (“holy”).

Questions

What does tersanctus mean?: The Trisagion (beginning “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal …”).
Where does tersanctus come from?: Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin tersānctus, from ter (“thrice”) + sānctus (“holy”).

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