| 单词 | midnight mass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmidnight mass midnight mass n. [ < midnight n. + mass n.1; compare French messe de minuit (a1696)] Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church a mass or Eucharist celebrated at or shortly before midnight, esp. on Christmas Eve. ΚΠ 1685 S. Wesley Maggots 22 As sweet as those which quiv'ring Monks in days of Y'ore, With us did roar..When they were ferretted up to Midnight Mass. a1722 J. Lauder Jrnls. (1900) 118 The rest of our Scotsmen ware so curious as to go hear Midnight Masses. 1866 G. M. Hopkins Lett. to R. Bridges (1955) 16 It is not much more than an hour to Xmas day: I am sitting up for the midnight mass. 1960 A. Christie Adventure of Christmas Pudding 33 Who's going to brave the snow and go to midnight mass? 1984 B. Reid So Much Love ix. 163 They went into the church..to have a lovely midnight mass. < as lemmas |
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