presanctified

[ pree-sangk-tuh-fahyd ]

adjective

1. (of the Eucharistic elements) consecrated at a previous Mass.

Other Words From

• pre·sancti·fi·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of presanctified¹

1850–55; translation of Medieval Latin praesanctificātus. See pre-, sanctified

Example Sentences

The Mass of the Presanctified, as it is called, is next celebrated; Card.

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