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Sanctus
[ sangk-tuhs ]
noun
- (italics) Also called Tersanctus. the hymn beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,” with which the Eucharistic preface culminates.
- a musical setting for this hymn.
Sanctus
/ ˈsæŋktəs /
noun
- liturgy the hymn that occurs immediately after the preface in the celebration of the Eucharist
- a musical setting of this, usually incorporated into the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Mass
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Sanctus1
< Latin sānctus holy, hallowed (past participle of sancīre to hallow), the first word of the hymn
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Sanctus1
C14: from the first word of the hymn, Sanctus sanctus sanctus Holy, holy, holy, from Latin sancīre to consecrate
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