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Definition of Tersanctus

Tersanctus
Tersanctus Ter*sanc"tus, n. [L. ter thrice + sanctus holy.] (Eccl.) An ancient ascription of praise (containing the word ``Holy' -- in its Latin form, ``Sanctus' -- thrice repeated), used in the Mass of the Roman Catholic Church and before the prayer of consecration in the communion service of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. Cf. Trisagion.

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- Tersanctus or Ter Sanctus (Latin for Thrice Holy) may refer to: "Sanctus" or Epinikios Hymnos, a hymn from Christian liturgy "Trisagion" or Agios O Theos...
- the Gr**** rendition and parts of it are sometimes called "Benedictus". Tersanctus (Latin: "Thrice Holy") is another, rarer name for the Sanctus. The same...
- sacrilegious, sacristy, sacrosanct, saint, sanctimony, sanction, Sanctus, Tersanctus saeculum saecul- nonsecular, secular, secularity saepēs saep- hedge septal...