The definition of mass is the Liturgy of the Eucharist or a body of matter or a large amount of people or things.
(noun)See mass in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME masse < OFr < L massa, a lump, mass < Gr maza, barley cake < massein, to knead < IE base *menk-, to knead > mingle
adjective
transitive verb, intransitive verb
noun
Origin: ME masse < OE mæsse < LL(Ec) missa, mass, lit., dismissal, orig. pp. of L mittere, to dismiss < the words said by the priest ite, missa est (contio), go, (the meeting) is dismissed
See mass in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English masse
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin massa
Origin: , from Greek māza, maza; see mag- in Indo-European roots
.also mass
nounOrigin:
Origin: Middle English masse
Origin: , from Old English mǽsse
Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *messa
Origin: , from Late Latin missa
Origin: , from Latin
Origin: , feminine past participle of mittere, to send away, dismiss
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