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Mass
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. i.) To celebrate Mass.
(2):
(n.) A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size; as, a mass of ore, metal, sand, or water.
(3):
(n.) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass.
(4):
(n.) The portions of the Mass usually set to music, considered as a musical composition; - namely, the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei, besides sometimes an Offertory and the Benedictus.
(5):
(n.) Bulk; magnitude; body; size.
(6):
(n.) The principal part; the main body.
(7):
(n.) The sacrifice in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host.
(8):
(n.) A large quantity; a sum.
(9):
(v. t.) To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
(10):
(n.) The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mass'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/mass.html. 1828.