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

Example Sentences

Collectively, the three will feed black mass to an Italian recycling plant that is expected to open by late 2026 or early 2027.

From Reuters

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

The plant is Li-Cycle's first in Europe and will anchor the company's plans to replicate its North American hub-and-spoke network, in which multiple collection and processing facilities turn batteries into black mass, which is essentially shredded battery parts, and then supply a central recycling plant that will separate the material into lithium, nickel and other metals.

From Reuters

In Europe, EV batteries are currently shredded into "black mass" that is shipped to China for recycling.

From Reuters

The race is on to squeeze the best price out of that black mass.

From Reuters