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Meaning of 'mass' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mass [ n.]
- The sacrifice in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host.
- The portions of the Mass usually set to music, considered as a musical composition; -- namely, the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei, besides sometimes an Offertory and the Benedictus.
- A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size; as, a mass of ore, metal, sand, or water.
- A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass.
- A large quantity; a sum.
- Bulk; magnitude; body; size.
- The principal part; the main body.
- The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume.
2 . Mass [ v. i.]
- To celebrate Mass.
3 . Mass [ v. t.]
- To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.

Meaning of 'mass' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mass [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Example in sentence:
  • a batch of letters;
  • a deal of trouble;
  • a lot of money;
  • a slew of journalists;
  • a wad of money;
  • he made a mint on the stock market;
  • it must have cost plenty;
  • see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
Meaning (2):
- a body of matter without definite shape
Example in sentence:
  • a huge ice mass
Meaning (3):
- the property of something that is great in magnitude
Example in sentence:
  • he received a mass of correspondence;
  • it is cheaper to buy it in bulk;
  • the volume of exports
Meaning (4):
- the common people generally
Example in sentence:
  • power to the people;
  • separate the warriors from the mass
Meaning (5):
- a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite
Example in sentence:
  • the priest said Mass
Meaning (6):
- a musical setting for a Mass
Example in sentence:
  • they played a Mass composed by Beethoven
7 . mass [ v]
Meaning (7):
- join together into a mass or collect or form a mass
Example in sentence:
  • Crowds were massing outside the palace
8 . mass [ s]
Meaning (8):
- formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
Example in sentence:
  • aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year;
  • the aggregated amount of indebtedness

Nearby Words:

mascagnin mascagnite mascle mascled mascot mascotte masculate masculine masculinity mase

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