Solemn (High) Mass

Solemn (High) Mass
Solemn (High) Mass or Solemn Mass
n.
former term for a highly ceremonial Mass with parts of the text sung by the celebrant, with a deacon and subdeacon assisting at the ceremonies, and with choir singing and organ music

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  • Solemn (High) Mass — or Solemn Mass n. former term for a highly ceremonial Mass with parts of the text sung by the celebrant, with a deacon and subdeacon assisting at the ceremonies, and with choir singing and organ music …   English World dictionary

  • Solemn (High) Mass — or Solemn Mass n. former term for a highly ceremonial Mass with parts of the text sung by the celebrant, with a deacon and subdeacon assisting at the ceremonies, and with choir singing and organ music …   English World dictionary

  • Solemn High Mass — a Mass sung with the assistance of a deacon and subdeacon. * * * Solemn High Mass or Solemn Mass, = High Mass. (Cf. ↑High Mass) …   Useful english dictionary

  • solemn high mass — noun Roman Catholic Church → solemn mass …  

  • Solemn High Mass — a Mass sung with the assistance of a deacon and subdeacon. * * * …   Universalium

  • High Mass — n. former term for a Mass with parts of the text sung by the celebrant rather than recited and often with added ceremony but without a deacon and subdeacon: cf. SOLEMN (HIGH) MASS …   English World dictionary

  • High Mass — may mean: *Solemn Mass, a Tridentine Mass celebrated with deacon and subdeacon (international and general United States [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/18/M0341800.html The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000] …   Wikipedia

  • Pontifical High Mass — In the context of the Tridentine Mass of the Roman Catholic Church, a Pontifical High Mass, also called Solemn Pontifical Mass, is a Solemn or High Mass celebrated by a bishop using certain prescribed ceremonies. The term is also used among Anglo …   Wikipedia

  • High Mass — noun a solemn and elaborate Mass with music • Hypernyms: ↑Mass • Part Meronyms: ↑Mass * * * noun Usage: often capitalized H&M Etymology: Middle English : a mass that is sung and not said by a priest with the assistance o …   Useful english dictionary

  • high mass — /haɪ ˈmæs/ (say huy mas) noun Roman Catholic Church → solemn mass …  

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