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EncyclopediaSanctusSanctus [Lat.,=holy], hymn of the Roman Catholic Mass, beginning, “Holy, holy, holy,” from Isa. 6.3; Mat. 21.9. It is the solemn choral ending of the preface. In the old liturgy the second part of the hymn, called Benedictus, was sometimes sung after the elevation. The Sanctus (sometimes called Tersanctus) also includes the Hosanna. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Sanctus from Infoplease:
- Tersanctus - Tersanctus: Tersanctus: see Sanctus.
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