Missa Cantata

English

Etymology

Originated 1900–05 from New Latin missa cantāta, from Late Latin missa (Mass) and Latin cantāta (to have sung); literally, sung mass.

Proper noun

Missa Cantata

1. a Catholic Mass that is less elaborate than a High Mass, but with equivalent sung liturgical parts.

References

• Missa Cantata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “Missa Cantata”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “Missa Cantata”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.