after-massn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɑːftəmas/,

/ˈaftəmas/, U.S.

/ˈæftərˌmæs/

Forms: see after- prefix and mass n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, mass n.¹

Etymology: < after- prefix + mass n.¹

A. n. rare.

1. A service held following a mass.In quot. c1440 perhaps: a second or later mass. This quot. may alternatively be an example of after-mess n. (a) at after- prefix 3, or may represent one term used with punning allusion to the other.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrament > communion > mass > kinds of mass > [noun] > later

after-massc1440

c1440 Tomas of Ersseldoune (Thornton) (1875) l. 535 Forryours furthe sall flee On a Sonondaye byfore þe messee; Seuene thowsandes sothely sall be slayne... Carefull sall be þe after mese.

2007 J. M. Jensen Denmark & Crusades 1400–1650 i. 117 It was preceded by an ante-mass, which included a procession, and was followed by an after-mass and a public declaration.

†2. The second or later feast day of a saint. Obsolete and archaic.In quot. a1842: the Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin, 8 September, as distinguished from the feast of the Assumption, 15 August (cf. Marymass n. 1). With quot. a1842 compare quot. lOE¹ at after adj. 1, which it translates.

ΚΠ

a1842 H. Petrie tr. Anglo-Saxon Chron. anno 1048 in J. A. Giles Venerable Bede's Eccl. Hist. Eng. & Anglo-Saxon Chron. (1847) 421 Nigh the aftermass of St. Mary.

B. adj.

Chiefly with capital initial in the second element. Occurring or taking place after mass. Also (of food or drink): consumed after mass.

ΚΠ

1852 Independent (N.Y.) 26 Aug. 1/8 The following is an extract from the ‘after mass’ speech of Bishop Cantwell introducing Mr. Lucas to the faithful.

1933 Manch. Guardian 17 Jan. 5/3 (heading) Mr. Hogan's forceful appeal to an after-Mass meeting.

1996 D. Wilkins Little Masters v. 223 The after-Mass sherry taken with old Mrs Whittemore sat in an unusual, sickly way on his stomach.

2011 Irish Times (Nexis) 4 Apr. 17 Godless Russia was a familiar image with Irish Catholics who were long accustomed to after-Mass prayers for its conversion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	after-mass
释义	after-massn.adj. Brit. /ˈɑːftəmas/, /ˈaftəmas/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌmæs/ Forms: see after- prefix and mass n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, mass n.¹ Etymology: < after- prefix + mass n.¹ A. n. rare. 1. A service held following a mass.In quot. c1440 perhaps: a second or later mass. This quot. may alternatively be an example of after-mess n. (a) at after- prefix 3, or may represent one term used with punning allusion to the other. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > communion > mass > kinds of mass > [noun] > later after-massc1440 c1440 Tomas of Ersseldoune (Thornton) (1875) l. 535 Forryours furthe sall flee On a Sonondaye byfore þe messee; Seuene thowsandes sothely sall be slayne... Carefull sall be þe after mese. 2007 J. M. Jensen Denmark & Crusades 1400–1650 i. 117 It was preceded by an ante-mass, which included a procession, and was followed by an after-mass and a public declaration. †2. The second or later feast day of a saint. Obsolete and archaic.In quot. a1842: the Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin, 8 September, as distinguished from the feast of the Assumption, 15 August (cf. Marymass n. 1). With quot. a1842 compare quot. lOE¹ at after adj. 1, which it translates. ΚΠ a1842 H. Petrie tr. Anglo-Saxon Chron. anno 1048 in J. A. Giles Venerable Bede's Eccl. Hist. Eng. & Anglo-Saxon Chron. (1847) 421 Nigh the aftermass of St. Mary. B. adj. Chiefly with capital initial in the second element. Occurring or taking place after mass. Also (of food or drink): consumed after mass. ΚΠ 1852 Independent (N.Y.) 26 Aug. 1/8 The following is an extract from the ‘after mass’ speech of Bishop Cantwell introducing Mr. Lucas to the faithful. 1933 Manch. Guardian 17 Jan. 5/3 (heading) Mr. Hogan's forceful appeal to an after-Mass meeting. 1996 D. Wilkins Little Masters v. 223 The after-Mass sherry taken with old Mrs Whittemore sat in an unusual, sickly way on his stomach. 2011 Irish Times (Nexis) 4 Apr. 17 Godless Russia was a familiar image with Irish Catholics who were long accustomed to after-Mass prayers for its conversion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.c1440
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