- sacring bell
- noun a bell rung in some Christian churches at certain points during the Mass or Eucharist, especially at the elevation of the consecrated elements.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
Sacring bell — Sacring Sac ring, a. & n. from {Sacre}. [1913 Webster] {Sacring bell}. See {Sanctus bell}, under {Sanctus}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sacring bell — Sanctus Sanc tus, n. [L. sanctus, p. p. of sancire.] 1. (Eccl.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sacring-Bell — The sacring bell, also known as the sanctus bell, is the bell which rings when the Host is elevated at the celebration of High Mass … Wikipedia
sacring bell — noun Etymology: Middle English sacringe belle, from sacringe sacring + belle bell 1. : a small hand bell made sometimes of silver and rung at the elevation in mass 2. : the tolling of the church bell announcing the elevation … Useful english dictionary
sacring-bell — noun A small bell or set of bells which are rung at the elevation in Mass. Syn: sanctus bell, altar bell, Mass bell, saints bell, sance bell … Wiktionary
sacring-bell — n. Saints bell, mass bell, sanctus bell … New dictionary of synonyms
SACRING-BELL — or SANCTUS BELL the bell which rings when the Host is elevated at the celebration of High Mass … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
sacring bell — noun The bell which rings when the Host is elevated at the celebration of High Mass … Wiktionary
sacring bell — /ˈsækrɪŋ bɛl/ (say sakring bel) noun → Sanctus bell. {Latin sacrare to make holy} …
sacring-bell — … Useful english dictionary