Sanctus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sanctus \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}.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Mus.) An anthem composed for these words.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {Sanctus bell}, a small bell usually suspended in a bell cot
        at the apex of the nave roof, over the chancel arch, in
        mediaeval 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}.
        [1913 Webster]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "Sanctus":
     Agnus Dei, Alleluia, Anamnesis, Blessing, Canon, Collect,
     Communion, Consecration, Credo, Dismissal, Epistle, Fraction,
     Gloria, Gospel, Gradual, Introit, Kyrie, Kyrie Eleison,
     Last Gospel, Lavabo, Offertory, Paternoster, Pax, Post-Communion,
     Preface, Secreta, Tersanctus, Tract