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Low Mass

–noun
a Mass that is said, and not sung, by the celebrant, who is assisted by one server, and which has less ceremonial form than a High Mass, using no music or choir.
Compare High Mass.


Origin:
1560–70
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Low Mass  
n.  A Mass of simple ceremony that was recited rather than sung by the priest. No longer in official use.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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