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missal

mis·sal [ míss'l ] (plural mis·sals)


noun 
Definition:
 
Roman Catholic prayer book: a book that contains all the prayers, responses, and hymns used in the Roman Catholic Mass

[13th century. < medieval Latin missale< late Latin missa (see Mass)]
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