missal
(sometimes initial capital letter)Roman Catholic Church. the book containing the prayers and rites used by the priest in celebrating Mass over the course of the entire year.
any book of prayers or devotions.
Origin of missal
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How to use missal in a sentence
It is a leaf from the illuminated prayer-missal for all eyes and hearts.
In the now steadier light Catherine saw that the large missal lay open at the Office for the Dead.
Studies in love and in terror | Marie Belloc LowndesThe reader, I think, will understand this at once by considering the effect of the illuminations of an old missal.
The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) | John RuskinShe put the missal on the lap of my single garment, and drew back a step, formally standing.
Lazarre | Mary Hartwell CatherwoodAnd the sister's sweet withered face was reminiscent of a missal, one bright with colour, and still shining faintly.
A Traveller in War-Time | Winston Churchill
British Dictionary definitions for missal
/ (ˈmɪsəl) /
RC Church a book containing the prayers, rites, etc, of the Masses for a complete year
Origin of missal
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