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Sanc·tus  audio  (sngkts) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. Sanc·tus·es
    1. A hymn of praise sung at the end of the Preface in many Eucharistic liturgies.
    2. A hymn of praise that is the last item of the Preface of the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Mass.
  2. A musical setting for either of these hymns of praise.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Late Latin Snctus, from Latin snctus, holy (from the first word of the hymn) ; see sanctify


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