Sanctus Definition

săngktəs
sanctus
noun
An acclamation beginning “Holy, holy, holy Lord” that immediately follows the Preface of the Mass.
Webster's New World
A musical setting for this.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A hymn from Christian liturgy, loosely related to the Trisagion.

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Origin of Sanctus

  • Middle English from Late Latin Sānctus from Latin sānctus holy (from the first word of the hymn) sanctify

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin sanctus

    From Wiktionary

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