Sanctus
n.
hymn honoring and praising God (in Christian Church); musical setting for the Sanctus song of praised
sanctus
adj.
(Latin) holy
Sanctus
Sanctus is the
Latin word for holy, and is the name of an important
hymn of
Christian liturgy.In
Western Christianity, the Sanctus is sung (or said) as the last portion of the
Preface of the
Eucharistic Prayer, the prayer of consecration of the bread and wine. In this setting, the Sanctus immediately follows the preface of the eucharistic prayer. The preface, which alters according to the
season, usually concludes with words describing the praise of the worshippers joining with the praise of the
angels. The Latin text reads:Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus,Dominus Deus Sabbaoth;Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria Tua.Hosanna in excelsis.
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Sanctus
(n.)
An anthem composed for these words.
(n.)
A part of the Mass, or, in Protestant churches, a part of the communion service, of which the first words in Latin are Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus [Holy, holy, holy]; -- called also Tersanctus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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sanctus
um| sanctior -or -us| sanctissimus -a -um ADJ
consecrated| sacred| inviolable; venerable| august| divine| holy| pious| just
sancio
V TRANS
confirm| ratify; sanction; fulfil (prophesy); enact (law); ordain; dedicate
Sanctus
Synonyms and related words:
Agnus Dei, Alleluia, Anamnesis, Blessing, Canon, Collect, Communion, Consecration, Credo, Dismissal, Epistle, Fraction, Gloria, Gospel, Gradual, Introit, Kyrie, Kyrie Eleison, Last Gospel, Lavabo, Offertory, Paternoster, Pax, Post-Communion, Preface, Secreta, Tersanctus, Tract
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Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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