Thesaurus: mass

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1. n. The sacrifice in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host.
2. n. The portions of the Mass usually set to music, considered as a musical composition; -- namely, the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei, besides sometimes an Offertory and the Benedictus.
3. v. i. To celebrate Mass.
4. n. A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size; as, a mass of ore, metal, sand, or water.
5. n. A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass.
6. n. A large quantity; a sum.
7. n. Bulk; magnitude; body; size.
8. n. The principal part; the main body.
9. n. The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume.
10. v. t. To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
11. n. (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist
12. n. a musical setting for a Mass