missal
oxford
views updated May 11 2018missal XIV (
messel). — (partly through OF.
messel, mod.
missel) medL.
missāle, use of n. sg. of
missālis pert. to the Mass, f.
missa MASS1; see
-AL1.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
Missal
oxford
views updated May 17 2018Missal. The book (in full
Missale Romanum) containing introductory documents and everything to be said at the celebration of the
mass (Lat.,
missa), together with the major ceremonial directions.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions JOHN BOWKER
missal
oxford
views updated May 23 2018mis·sal / ˈmisəl/ •
n. a book containing the texts used in the Catholic Mass throughout the year.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
missal
oxford
views updated May 29 2018missal a book containing the texts used in the Catholic Mass throughout the year. Recorded from Middle English, the word comes from medieval Latin
missale, neuter of ecclesiastical Latin
missalis ‘relating to the Mass’, from
missa ‘Mass’.
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES
