missa
Americannoun
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If an outlier composer wrote an original tenor, the Mass was somewhat dismissively deemed a "missa sine nomine," a Mass without a name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2015
From the missio, missa, or dismissal announced by the deacon to the people before and after the mass of the faithful, the term missa or mass is derived.
From The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome by Baggs, Charles Michael
There was a silence when their voices died away, and from the altar a deep voice slowly chanted “Ite; missa est,” and the High Mass of the First Communion Day was over.
From Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 by Rose, Elise Whitlock
Some think that missa is not derived from the Hebrew, but signifies as much as remissio the forgiveness of sin.
From Apology of the Augsburg Confession by Melanchthon, Philipp
Ite, lector benevole, Ite, missa est. p. 272Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
From Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series by Leland, Charles Godfrey
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