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Sanctus definition

Sanc·tus (säŋk′to̵os, saŋk′təs)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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