quddiesa

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Maltese

Root
q-d-s
11 terms

Etymology

Singulative derivation from Arabic قُدّاس (quddās). One of the specifically Christian terms inherited from Arabic; compare isqof.

Pronunciation

Noun

quddiesa f (plural quddies, paucal quddisiet)

  1. (Christianity) a mass; a single celebration of the rite of Holy Mass