missa

missa, -æ f.

noun, 1st declension

mis-sa · /ˈmis.sa/

Mass, the dismissal of the assembly

A late Latin noun built on missus (sent away). From this one word the whole liturgy took its name — missa, Mass, Messe, msza.

in English Mass, Christmas, Michaelmas

in the texts

Ite, Missa est Missa

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