missal

From Old French messel (“book of the Mass”).

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missal (plural missals)

1. (religion) A prayer book.
   1. (Catholicism) A book containing the prayers and responses needed when celebrating the Roman Catholic Mass throughout the year.

• Islams, Salims, Smails, misals, salmis, simals, smails

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin missālis.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [miˈsal]

missal m (plural missals)

1. missal

• missa

• “missal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: mis‧sal

missal m (plural missais)

1. (Christianity) missal (book containing prayers used during mass)

• missa