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masses

/ˈmæs.ɪz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. (physical) Matter, material.
  2. A large quantity; a sum.
  3. To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
  4. To have a certain mass.
  5. The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
  6. Celebration of the Eucharist.
  7. (usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.
  8. A musical setting of parts of the mass.
  9. To celebrate mass.
  10. (generically) People, especially a large number of people
  11. The total population.
  12. The lower classes or all but the elite.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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