Sanctus

(säŋkto̵os, saŋktəs)

noun

  1. an acclamation beginning “Holy, holy, holy Lord” that immediately follows the Preface as of the Mass
  2. a musical setting for this

Origin: ME < LL(Ec), holy: see saint

See Sanctus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. Sanc·tus·es
  1. a. A hymn of praise sung at the end of the Preface in many Eucharistic liturgies.
    b. A hymn of praise that is the last item of the Preface of the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Mass.
  2. A musical setting for either of these hymns of praise.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Late Latin Sānctus

Origin: , from Latin sānctus, holy (from the first word of the hymn); see sanctify

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