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noun
The prayers spoken by the priest at the foot of the altar at the start of a Tridentine Mass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: no-plural
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ecclesiastical Latin introībō ad altāre Deī (“I shall go in towards the altar of God”), the first line spoken.
