Red Mass
nounRoman Catholic Church.
a votive Mass of the Holy Ghost said as a blessing for the legal profession.
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How to use Red Mass in a sentence
Only the western heavens, where the sun sank in a Red Mass of ominous splendour, was alive with energy.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodMore than four hundred thousand dollars in gold lay in a glittering, Red Mass before him!
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe CarteretIn the great Red Mass of the school buildings the golden clock moved on through each day's breathless hour of cricket.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton MackenzieA few times he had to take two shots, but ordinarily one was enough to bring down a giant crab in a writhing Red Mass.
Astounding Stories, April, 1931 | VariousThen followed a roaring crash—a terrible breaking onslaught upon the brush—and the huge Red Mass seemed to flash down toward me.
Tales of lonely trails | Zane Grey
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