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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sanctus \Sanc"tus\, n. [L. sanctus, p. p. of sancire.]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Mus.) An anthem composed for these words.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Sanctus bell, a small bell usually suspended in a bell cot
        at the apex of the nave roof, over the chancel arch, in
        medi[ae]val 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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sanctus \Sanc"tus\, n. [L. sanctus, p. p. of sancire.]
     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
        medi[ae]val 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.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sanctus bell
     n.
     sacring-bell

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  sanctus bell
     n.
     sacring-bell

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  sanctus bell
     n.
     sacring-bell

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  sanctus bell
     n.
     sacring-bell

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