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sursum corda definition

sur·sum corda (sʉr′səm kôr′də)

an incitement to fervor, joy, etc.

Etymology: L, lift up (your) hearts: opening words of the Preface of the Mass

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