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  Black Mass

  noun

  a blasphemous ceremony mocking the Christian Mass, especially one by an alleged worshiper of Satan.
• black mass
  black mass

  noun

  (sometimes capitals) a blasphemous travesty of the Christian Mass, performed by practitioners of black magic

Black Mass

American  

Or black mass

noun

1. a blasphemous ceremony mocking the Christian Mass, especially one by an alleged worshiper of Satan.

2. a Requiem Mass.

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black mass British  

noun

1. (sometimes capitals) a blasphemous travesty of the Christian Mass, performed by practitioners of black magic

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Etymology

Origin of Black Mass

First recorded in 1890–95

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Bulger, the former leader of South Boston's Winter Hill gang, inspired the film Black Mass featuring Johnny Depp, and The Departed, which won the Academy Award for best picture in 2007.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2022

Cooper, a former actor, directed Jeff Bridges to an Academy Award in "Crazy Heart" and Johnny Depp to one of his best performances in "Black Mass."

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2017

The film "Black Mass," released last year and starring Johnny Depp as Bulger, told the story of the gangster's rise to power and ultimate flight from the city.

From Reuters ● Feb. 3, 2016

Many critics and viewers thought Depp’s performance as Whitey Bulger in Black Mass was enough to land him a nod for Best Actor.

From Time ● Jan. 14, 2016

Tcheriapin very quickly detected the Scotsman's weakness, and one night he launched out into a series of amorous adventures which set Andrews writhing as he had writhed under the torture of "The Black Mass."

From Tales of Chinatown by Sax Rohmer

"When we looked across to Aberfan, we could just see this black mass."

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Those materials can be recovered from black mass through recycling processes such as chemical processing or smelting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Until the Italian facility opens, Li-Cycle will send black mass produced in Europe to its North American processing facility in New York.

From Reuters ● Aug. 1, 2023

That black mass is then processed to make battery-grade material for the battery’s cathode.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

I felt it, too, a black mass clogging my throat.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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