A part of the Mass, or, in Protestant churches, a part of the communion service, of which the first words in Latin are Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus [Holy, holy, holy]; called also Tersanctus
sanctus
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Sanc·tus
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Etymologie
[ 'sa[ng](k)-t&s; 'sä[n ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English, from Late Latin Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Holy, holy, holy, opening of a hymn sung by the angels in Isaiah 6:3.