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| sur·sum cor·da [ sùrssəm káwrdə, srsəm káwrdə ] (plural sur·sum cor·das) |
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1. part of Mass: in the Roman Catholic Church, a short sentence versicle spoken by a priest during Mass, just before the preface
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2. exhortation: a cry or exhortation, especially of hope
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| [< late Latin, "(lift) up (your) hearts," the versicle's opening words] |
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