missa — meaning in English

English meaning

• church noun A building used for Christian worship.
• mass noun A large body or quantity of matter without a definite shape.
• prayer noun Words or thoughts directed to a god or higher power, as thanks, request, or worship.

Senses

missa is used for these senses in English:

• Mass (Roman Catholic Church) 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.
• church (uncountable, countable, as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service. [from 10th c.]
• mass (Christianity) Celebration of the Eucharist.
• mass (Christianity, usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.
• mass A musical setting of parts of the mass.
• prayer A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.

church — full definition

1. noun A building used for Christian worship.
2. noun A religious service held for Christian worship.
3. noun A particular Christian denomination or organized branch of Christianity.
4. noun Christians collectively, or organized religion viewed as an institution.

mass — full definition

1. noun A large body or quantity of matter without a definite shape.
2. noun In physics, a measure of how much matter an object contains, and its resistance to acceleration.
3. noun A large number of people, or ordinary people as a whole.
4. adj Involving or affecting a very large number of people or things.
5. noun The Eucharist service in Roman Catholic and some other Christian traditions.

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