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Definition: High Mass

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A solemn and elaborate Mass with music.[Wordnet].
Expression 1. Mass with incense, music, the assistance of a deacon, subdeacon, etc.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Extended Definition: High Mass

High Mass

High Mass may mean:

  • Solemn Mass, a Tridentine Mass celebrated with deacon and subdeacon (international and general United States[1] usage)
  • Missa Cantata, a sung Tridentine Mass without deacon and subdeacon (usage among some United States Catholics)

The renowned liturgist Adrian Fortescue declared that the Missa Cantata "is really a low Mass, since the essence of high Mass is not the music but the deacon and subdeacon".[2]

Reference

  1. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000 defines "Missa Cantata" as Mass "in which the liturgical parts are sung as in the High Mass, but which is ceremonially less elaborate"; Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 1997 defines it as "a Mass whose music is equivalent to that of the High Mass but that is less elaborate in its celebration. Also called sung Mass"; even the New Catholic Dictionary defines it as "Usually a Low Mass with the choir singing the Proper".

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "High Mass". Image Credit.
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Translations: High Mass

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya القداس العالى (High Mass). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha القداس العالى (High Mass). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic القداس العالى (High Mass). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Basque Meza Nagusi (high mass). Additional references: Basque, Spain, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian velká mše (high mass). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina velká mše (high mass). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech velká mše (high mass). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Daco-Rumanian liturghie mare (high mass). Additional references: Daco-Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari عشای ربانی توام با موسيقی و بخور (high mass), عشاء ربانى توام با موسيقى وبخور (high mass). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Hochamt (high mass), das Hochamt (high mass). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Euskera Meza Nagusi (high mass). Additional references: Euskera, Spain, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Français la grand-messe (high mass), la grande messe (high mass), grand-messe (high mass), grande messe (High Mass). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
French la grand-messe (high mass), la grande messe (high mass), grand-messe (high mass), grande messe (High Mass). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Gaelg erin mooar (high mass). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Gailck erin mooar (high mass). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
German Hochamt (high mass), das Hochamt (high mass). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 장엄한 미사 (high mass). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 장엄한 미사 (high mass). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic القداس العالى (High Mass). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Hochamt (high mass), das Hochamt (high mass). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Hochamt (high mass), das Hochamt (high mass). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian nagymise (high mass), ünnepi mise (high mass), énekes mise (high mass). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian messa cantata (high Mass), messa alta (high mass). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 高かたまり (high mass, high-mass). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 장엄한 미사 (high mass). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Lietuvi iškilmingos mišios (high mass). Additional references: Lietuvi, Lithuania, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Litauische iškilmingos mišios (high mass). Additional references: Litauische, Lithuania, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Litewski iškilmingos mišios (high mass). Additional references: Litewski, Lithuania, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Lithuanian iškilmingos mišios (high mass). Additional references: Lithuanian, Lithuania, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Litovskiy iškilmingos mišios (high mass). Additional references: Litovskiy, Lithuania, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Liutuviskai iškilmingos mišios (high mass). Additional references: Liutuviskai, Lithuania, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar nagymise (high mass), ünnepi mise (high mass), énekes mise (high mass). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx erin mooar (high mass). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx Gaelic erin mooar (high mass). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Moldavian liturghie mare (high mass). Additional references: Moldavian, Romania, Hungary, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi عشای ربانی توام با موسيقی و بخور (high mass), عشاء ربانى توام با موسيقى وبخور (high mass). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian عشای ربانی توام با موسيقی و بخور (high mass), عشاء ربانى توام با موسيقى وبخور (high mass). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) عشای ربانی توام با موسيقی و بخور (high mass), عشاء ربانى توام با موسيقى وبخور (high mass). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Romanian liturghie mare (high mass). Additional references: Romanian, Romania, Hungary, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Rumanian liturghie mare (high mass). Additional references: Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
Vascuense Meza Nagusi (high mass). Additional references: Vascuense, Spain, High Mass. (volunteer & more translations)
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