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MISSAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("missal" is a kind of...):
prayer book; prayerbook (a book containing prayers)
Domain category:
Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)