Sanctus

[ sangk-tuhs ]

noun
  1. (italics)Also called Tersanctus. the hymn beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,” with which the Eucharistic preface culminates.

  2. a musical setting for this hymn.

Origin of Sanctus

1
<Latin sānctus holy, hallowed (past participle of sancīre to hallow), the first word of the hymn

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Sanctus

/ (ˈsæŋktəs) /


noun
  1. liturgy the hymn that occurs immediately after the preface in the celebration of the Eucharist

  2. a musical setting of this, usually incorporated into the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Mass

Origin of Sanctus

1
C14: from the first word of the hymn, Sanctus sanctus sanctus Holy, holy, holy, from Latin sancīre to consecrate

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