Missa Cantata
English
Etymology
Originated 1900–05 from New Latin missa cantāta, from Late Latin missa (Mass) and Latin cantāta (to have sung); literally, sung mass.
Proper noun
Missa Cantata
- a Catholic Mass that is less elaborate than a High Mass, but with equivalent sung liturgical parts.
References
- “Missa Cantata” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “Missa Cantata” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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