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| 1. | (R. C. Ch.) The sacrifice in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host. |
| 2. | (Mus.) 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. |
v. i. | 1. | To celebrate Mass. |
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| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | (Phar.) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass. |
| 3. | A large quantity; a sum. |
| 4. | Bulk; magnitude; body; size. |
| 5. | The principal part; the main body. |
| 6. | (Physics) The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume. |
v. t. | 1. | To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble. |
Noun | 1. | mass - the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field |
| 2. | mass - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"Synonyms: good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew, stack, raft, pile, plenty, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight |
| 3. | mass - an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) |
| 4. | Mass - (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist |
| 5. | mass - a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass" |
| 6. | mass - the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people" |
| 7. | mass - the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports" |
| 8. | Mass - a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven" |
| 9. | Mass - a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass" |
Verb | 1. | mass - join together into a mass or collect or form a mass; "Crowds were massing outside the palace" |
Adj. | 1. | mass - occurring widely (as to many people); "mass destruction" |
| 2. | mass - gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness" |