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Sanctus
[ sangk-tuhs ]
noun
- (italics) Also called Tersanctus. the hymn beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,” with which the Eucharistic preface culminates.
- a musical setting for this hymn.
Sanctus
/ ˈsæŋktəs /
noun
- liturgy the hymn that occurs immediately after the preface in the celebration of the Eucharist
- a musical setting of this, usually incorporated into the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Mass
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Sanctus1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Sanctus1
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Example Sentences
I often think I can still hear their fervidly devotional hymn of the sanctus—Heilig!
Sed signifer Sanctus Michael representet eas (animas) in lucem sanctam.
Cicero mentions that Ennius applied the epithet sanctus to poets.
There was a crown and the word sanctus under it, so that they all were confident these were the right relics.
Thus in sanctify, which is composed of two radicals, sanctus and fio, we observe two accents; the strongest on the first syllable.
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