单词 | evening mass |
释义 | > as lemmasevening mass evening mass n. a mass celebrated in the evening; (also, without reference to the Eucharist) a religious service taking place in the evening.The exact meaning in quot. 1597 is disputed. Some commentators have suggested that Shakespeare is displaying ignorance of Roman Catholic practice, as at that time mass was usually only celebrated in the morning; others have suggested that he was using the word ‘mass’ in a more general sense to refer to any religious service. [In quot. 1903 after post-classical Latin missa vespertinalis (7th cent.), where the noun has the wider sense mentioned in the etymological note at mass n.1] ΚΠ 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iv. i. 38 Are you at leasure holy Father now: Or shall I come to you at euening Masse ? View more context for this quotation 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. iii. 53 The Lady Rowena, who had been absent to attend an evening mass at a distant church, had but just returned. 1903 W. H. Hutton Eng. Saints iii. 122 It was Saturday night, and he [sc. Columba] went to the chapel for the evening mass (as Adamnan still calls the night office). 2010 R. Mullen Call of Camino 59 The church bell was tolling by the time we returned, summoning the villager to evening mass. < as lemmas |
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