missal

[ mis-uhl ]

noun
  1. (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.

  2. any book of prayers or devotions.

Origin of missal

1
1300–50; Middle English <Medieval Latin missāle, noun use of neuter of missālis, equivalent to miss(a) Mass + -ālis-al1

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missal

/ (ˈmɪsəl) /


noun
  1. RC Church a book containing the prayers, rites, etc, of the Masses for a complete year

Origin of missal

1
C14: from Church Latin missale (n), from missālis concerning the Mass

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