missal
Americannoun
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(sometimes initial capital letter) the book containing the prayers and rites used by the priest in celebrating Mass over the course of the entire year.
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any book of prayers or devotions.
noun
Etymology
Origin of missal
1300–50; Middle English < Medieval Latin missāle, noun use of neuter of missālis, equivalent to miss ( a ) Mass + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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The full missal was once owned by William Randolph Hearst, the newspaper publisher, before being sold in the 1940s and, much to the consternation of today’s academics, was divvied up into individual pages, she said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
She remembers weeping as she said her goodbyes to the nuns, including her beloved Sister Claudia, who gave her a missal and a 14th birthday card – her first ever present.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2021
Johnson took his first oath of office as president with his left hand on Kennedy’s missal, not the Bible.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2017
It was all in Latin, and the priest stood with his back to us just like it showed in those stages of the Mass in the missal.
From MSNBC ● Oct. 9, 2015
The girl who plays Hangman with me on the church missal until Mom glares at us and Dad grounds us for a week for not respecting church property.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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