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High Mass

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.
  1. a Mass celebrated according to the complete rite, in which the liturgy is sung by the celebrant.


High Mass

noun

  1. a solemn and elaborate sung Mass Compare Low Mass
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of High Mass1

1100–50; Middle English, late Old English
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Example Sentences

But early galaxies—at least very high-mass ones—should drop off in star formation at some point.

That leaves one other improbable but ultimately most likely culprit: a high-mass, low-temperature white dwarf.

I understood that the church was well attended, and that high mass was as much honoured as hitherto.

Michael's first High Mass was an emotional experience deeper even than that windy Evensong.

She asked me to strike it with the hammer, but I told her that is forbidden during high mass.

This is going on without intermission, till the High Mass at eleven.

One feels overwhelmed by this grand beauty, which speaks more powerfully to the senses than the high mass of any archbishop.

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