Mass

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See also: mass, maß, Maß, Mass., and måss

English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English messe, from Old English mæsse and Old French messe, both from Late Latin missa, from Latin mittō (“to send, dismiss”), compare French messe. In the ancient churches, the public services at which the catechumens were permitted to be present were called missa catechumenorum, ending with the reading of the Gospel. Then they were dismissed with the words: "Ite, missa est", the congregation is dismissed. After that the sacrifice proper began. At its close the same words were said to those who remained. So the word gave the name of Mass to the sacrifice in the Catholic Church. Compare Christmas, Lammas, missal. Doublet of missa.

Noun

Mass (countable and uncountable, plural Masses)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine.
  2. A similar ceremony offered by a number of Christian churches.
  3. (music) A musical composition set to portions, or all, of the Mass.
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Etymology 2

Short forms.

Proper noun

Mass

  1. Abbreviation of Massachusetts.
    the Mass Pike
  2. Alternative form of Mas

Anagrams

Faroese

Proper noun

Mass m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Mass: Massson
  • daughter of Mass: Massdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Mass
Accusative Mass
Dative Massi
Genitive Mass

German

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Noun

Mass n (strong, genitive Masses, plural Masse)

  1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Maß.

Declension

Declension of Mass
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mass die Masse
genitive eines des Masses der Masse
dative einem dem Mass, Masse1 den Massen
accusative ein das Mass die Masse

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Mass” in Duden online

Hunsrik

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Noun

Mass f (plural Masse)

  1. mass

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German misse, from Old High German missa (variant of messa), from Latin missa. Cognate with English mass, German Messe, Hunsrik Mess, Danish messe, Dutch mis.

Noun

Mass f (plural Massen)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) mass; Mass (kind of liturgical service)
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from French masse.

Noun

Mass f (plural Massen)

  1. mass (great quantity)
  2. paste, dough
  3. (physics) mass, weight
  4. (electronics) earth, ground
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