Definition of Mass
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(n.) The sacrifice in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host.
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(n.) The portions of the Mass usually set to music, considered as a musical composition; -- namely, the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei, besides sometimes an Offertory and the Benedictus.
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(v. i.) To celebrate Mass.
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(n.) A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size; as, a mass of ore, metal, sand, or water.
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(n.) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass.
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(n.) A large quantity; a sum.
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(n.) Bulk; magnitude; body; size.
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(n.) The principal part; the main body.
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(n.) The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume.
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(v. t.) To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
Antonyms of Mass
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