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Sanctus

n.	1.	(Eccl.) 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.
	2.	(Mus.) An anthem composed for these words. Sanctus bell a small bell usually suspended in a bell cot at the apex of the nave roof, over the chancel arch, in mediæval churches, but a hand bell is now often used; - so called because rung at the singing of the sanctus, at the conclusion of the ordinary of the Mass, and again at the elevation of the host. Called also Mass bell, sacring bell, saints' bell, sance-bell, sancte bell.   << Previous Word Browser Next >> sanchez sancho sancho pedro sanctificate sanctification sanctified sanctifier sanctify sanctifyingly sanctiloquent sanctimonial sanctimonious sanctimoniously sanctimoniousness sanctimony sanction sanctionary sanctionative sanctioned sanctioning sanctitude sanctity sanctuarize sanctuary sanctum sanctum sanctorum sand sand badger sand bar sand berry sand blackberry sand cast sand cat sand cherry sand crack sand cricket sand dab sand devil's claw sand dollar sand dropseed sand dune sand eel sand flea sand fly