Definition of Sanctos
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
mediæval 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.
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
mediæval 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Latin
- holy
- saint; person who lives a holy and virtuous life
"Dorothy Day erat sancta viva." (Dorothy Day was a living saint.)
- person who is officially proclaimed as having lived a life of heroic virtue
"Kateri Tekawitha sancta proclamata est." (Kateri Tekawitha was proclaimed a saint.)
- title given to (2), usually capitalized, prefixed to the person's name
"Sanctus Stephanus Protomartyr"
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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