missal

[US]/'mɪs(ə)l/
[UK]/'mɪsl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a book containing the prayers, hymns, and instructions for the celebration of the Mass in the Roman Catholic Church
Word Forms
Pluralmissals

Phrases & Collocations

Catholic missal

Roman missal

Example Sentences

It is found in the Preface of the Feast of the Transfiguration according to the Ambrosian Missal;

attend a missal service

prepare the missal for Sunday

the priest read from the missal

the missal is used during Catholic Mass

follow along in the missal during the service

the missal contains prayers and readings

the missal is an important liturgical book

the missal provides guidance for the Mass

the missal is often beautifully decorated

the missal helps Catholics participate in Mass

Real-world Examples

They passed up and down little hills laid out with trim rice-fields and farm-houses nestling cosily in a grove of bamboos; they passed through ragged villages and populous cities walled like the cities in a missal.

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