missal

[ mis-uhl ]

/ ˈmɪs əl /

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noun

(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.

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Origin of missal

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

Words nearby missal

misrun, miss, missa, miss a beat, missa cantata, missal, missal stand, missay, miss by a mile, missed abortion, missed labor

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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.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865|Various
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 Lowndes
The 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 Ruskin
She put the missal on the lap of my single garment, and drew back a step, formally standing.
Lazarre|Mary Hartwell Catherwood

And 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

missal

/ (ˈmɪsəl) /

noun

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

Word Origin for missal

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

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