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1.
(italics) Also called Tersanctus. the hymn beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,” with which the Eucharistic preface culminates.
2.
a musical setting for this hymn.
Origin:
< Latin sānctus holy, hallowed (past participle of sancīre to hallow), the first word of the hymn
< Latin sānctus holy, hallowed (past participle of sancīre to hallow), the first word of the hymn
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Sanctus
late 14c., from L., initial word of the "angelic hymn" (Isa. vi:3), concluding the preface of the Eucharist, lit. "holy" (see saint). It renders Heb. qadhosh in the hymn.
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