Missa Cantata Definition
mĭsə
noun
A Mass in which the liturgical parts are sung as in the High Mass, but which is ceremonially less elaborate.
American Heritage
pronoun
A Catholic Mass that is less elaborate than a High Mass, but with equivalent sung liturgical parts.
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Origin of Missa Cantata
New Latin missa cantāta Late Latin missa Mass Latin cantāta feminine of cantātus past participle of canere to sing
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Originated 1900–05 from New Latin missa cantāta, from Late Latin missa (Mass) and Latin cantāta (to have sung); literally, sung mass.
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