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mass (mas)

noun

  1. a quantity of matter forming a body of indefinite shape and size, usually of relatively large size; lump
  2. a large quantity or number a mass of bruises
  3. bulk; size; magnitude
  4. the main or larger part; majority
  5. Painting a large area or form of one color, shade, intensity, etc.
  6. Pharmacy the paste or plastic combination of drugs from which pills are made
  7. Physics the quantity of matter in a body as measured by its inertia; the ratio of force to the acceleration produced by that force: experimentally it is found that the gravitational force on an object is proportional to its mass: abbrev. m

Etymology: ME masse < OFr < L massa, a lump, mass < Gr maza, barley cake < massein, to knead < IE base *menk-, to knead > mingle

adjective

    1. of a large number of things; large-scale mass production
    2. of a large number of persons a mass demonstration
  2. of, characteristic of, or for the masses mass education

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to gather or form into a mass

mass Idioms

in the mass

collectively; as a whole

the masses

the great mass of common people; specif., the working people, or the lower classes in the social order

Mass¹ Definition

Mass (mas)

noun

  1. the Roman Catholic Eucharistic rite consisting of prayers and ceremonies centered on the consecration of bread and wine as a real though mystical reenactment of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross: with differing doctrinal interpretations, the term has sometimes been used of the Eucharistic rite of other Churches
  2. a musical setting for certain parts of this rite

Etymology: 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

Mass² Definition

Mass

Massachusetts

mass Synonyms

mass

n.

  1. A body of matter

    lump, bulk, piece, portion, section, batch, block, hunk, chunk, wad, gob, body, core, clot, coagulation, tumor, concretion; see also hunk.

  2. A considerable quantity

    heap, volume, crowd; see quantity, size 2.

  3. The greater portion

    majority, plurality; see bulk 2.

  4. Size

    magnitude, bulk, expanse, massiveness; see bulk 1, extent, size 2. See syn. study at bulk.

in the mass

en masse, as a whole, collectively; see gathered.

Mass Synonyms

Mass

n.

  1. Eucharist, Lord's Supper, Holy Communion, Eucharistic rite, Liturgy, ceremony, observance, form; see also celebration 3, worship 1.

    Types of Masses include: High, Low, Solemn High, Requiem, Mass for the Dead, Nuptial, Votive.

  2. Parts of the Mass include --- Gathering Rites: Greeting, Penitential Rite, Gloria, Opening Prayer; Liturgy of the Word: First Reading, Responsorial Psalm, Second Reading, Alleluia, Gospel, Homily, Profession of Faith, Creed, Prayers of the Faithful, Petitions; Liturgy of the Eucharist: Preparation and Offering of the Gifts, Prayer Over the Gifts, Consecration, Eucharistic Prayer, Memorial, Acclamation, Lord's Prayer, Sign of Peace, Breaking of the Bread, Communion, Prayer after Communion; Concluding Rites: Blessing, Dismissal.

mass Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • oppress: Now the previously silent, oppressed masses ' can form a multitude capable of bringing about radical steps in the liberation of humankind.
  • toil: Now, permit us to ask: Is the breaking of the A-RC the breaking of the union of the, toiling masses?

Adjective modifier

  • critical: The critical mass is traveling between various climate chaos criminal's.. .
  • lean: Over the 12-week period, there were no differences between the two groups in lean body mass or per cent body fat.
  • thermal: Its high thermal mass means it stores heat from the sun.
  • atomic: A special segment examines the properties of atoms, explaining how atomic mass and atomic numbers are calculated.
  • seething: Of course, the frustrations start before we've even negotiated the seething mass of bodies that block our path between stages.
  • molecular: The estimated molecular mass of the protein was around 95 kDa.

Modifies a noun

  • destruction: The recent fiasco around weapons of mass destruction springs to mind.
  • spectrometry: Our work depends on the use of analytical biochemistry techniques such as mass spectrometry applied to patient samples.
  • spectrometer: For some taxa, within- population variance was lower than or equal to the variance attributable to the measurement error of the mass spectrometer.
  • murder: Yet still you choose to plan mass murder against us.
  • grave: Further investigations found a large number of bodies in mass graves in the old moat.
  • medium: We also consider the role of the mass media in society.

Noun used with modifier

  • muscle: Find out how to build incredible muscle mass fast!
  • bone: Maximum or peak bone mass is achieved by the mid 20s.
  • toiling: The imperialists can no longer make serious concessions either to their own toiling masses or to the colonies.
  • neutrino: Particle physics experiments so far directly establish only values for the square of neutrino mass differences.
  • boston: Inc boston mass marketplace quot before standard operating procedure.
  • isotope: There are also two new isotope ratio mass spectrometers for in vivo studies of energy and protein metabolism in patients.
mass Quotes

And then how I shall lie through centuries, And hear the blessed mutter of the mass, And see God made and eaten all day long, And feel the steady candle-flame, and taste Good strong thick stupefying incense-smoke!

—Browning, Robert

Die breite Masse einesVolkes†einer groÞen Lu«  ge leichter zum Opfer f a« llt als einer kleinen. The broad mass of a nation†will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one.

—Hitler, Adolf

Chaos, rudis indigestaque moles. Chaos, a rough unordered mass.

—Ovid full name Publius OvidiusNaso   4317

A ruinöyet what ruin! from its mass Walls, palaces, half-cities, have been reared.

—Rochdale

I am a Catholic. As far as possible I go to Mass every day. Asfaraspossible Ikneeldownandtell these beadsevery day. If you reject me on account of my religion, I shall thank God that he has spared me the indignity of being your representative.

—Belloc, (Joseph) Hilaire Pierre

'God knows how you Protestants can be expected to have any sense of direction,'she said.'It's different with us,I haven't been to mass for years, I've got every mortal sinonmyconscience, but I know when I'mdoing wrong. I'm still a Catholic, it's there, nothing can take it away from me.' 'Of course, duckie,'said Jeremy†'once a Catholic always a Catholic.'

—Wilson, SirAngus FrankJohnstone

What a poor, ignorant, malicious, short-sighted, crapulous mass isTom Paine's common sense.

—Adams,John

The master minds of all nations, in all ages, have sprung in affluent multitude from the mass of the nation, and fromthemass of thenationonlyönot from its privileged classes.

—Twain, Mark pseudonym of  Samuel Langhorne Clemens

What soul was his, when, from the naked top Of some bold headland, he beheld the sun Rise up, and bathe the world in light! He lookedö Ocean and earth, the solid frame of earth And ocean's liquid mass, in gladness lay Beneath him:öFar and wide the clouds were touched, And in their silent faces he could read Unutterable love.

—Wordsworth,William

   We all have it in us to be an opium for every conceivable mass.

—Kennedy, A(lison) L(ouise)

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

—Thoreau, Henry David

We were so clos'd within each other's breasts The rivets were not found that join'd us first. That does not reach us yet: we were so mix'd, As meeting streams, both to ourselves were lost; We were one mass; we could not give or take, But from the same; for he was I, I he!

—Dryden,John