missal

4 definitions found

missal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Missal \Mis"sal\, n. [LL. missale, liber missalis, from missa
     mass: cf. F. missel. See 1st Mass.]
     The book containing the service of the Mass for the entire
     year; a Mass book.
     [1913 Webster]

  Missal \Mis"sal\, a.
     Of or pertaining to the Mass, or to a missal or Mass book.
     --Bp. Hall.
     [1913 Webster]

missal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  missal
      n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers
           and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year

missal - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "missal":
     Sefer Torah, Torah, Torah scroll, Virginal, breviary, canon,
     church book, euchologion, euchology, farse, formulary, lectionary,
     litany, machzor, manual, ordinal, pontifical, prayer book, ritual,
     rituale, rubric, service book, siddur