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tersanctus

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Ter⋅sanc⋅tus

  [tur-sangk-tuhs, ter-]
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–noun
Sanctus (def. 1).
Origin:
< NL: lit., thrice holy (trans. of LGk triságios), equiv. to L ter thrice + sānctus holy; see saint

Sanc⋅tus

  [sangk-tuhs]
–noun
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:
< L sānctus holy, hallowed (ptp. of sancīre to hallow), the first word of the hymn
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