Sarum use

[sair-uhm]

Sarum use

[sair-uhm]
noun
the liturgy or modified form of the Roman rite used in Salisbury before the Reformation and revived in part by some English churches.

Origin:
1560–70; after Sarum (now Old Sarum), a medieval ecclesiastical center, the original site of the cathedral and town of Salisbury
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Sarum use
 
n
the distinctive local rite or system of rites used at Salisbury cathedral in late medieval times

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