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Low Mass

noun

  1. a Mass that is said, and not sung, by the celebrant, who is assisted by one server, and which has less ceremonial form than a High Mass, using no music or choir.


Low Mass

noun

  1. a Mass that has a simplified ceremonial form and is spoken rather than sung Compare High Mass
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of Low Mass1

First recorded in 1560–70
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