black massn.

Brit.

/blak ˈmas/, U.S.

/ˌblæk ˈmæs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., mass n.¹

Etymology: < black adj. + mass n.¹ With sense 1 compare French messe noire (1857 or earlier in this sense), German schwarze Messe (1891 or earlier in this sense). In sense 2, the mass is so called from the colour of the vestments formerly worn at it; compare post-classical Latin missa nigra (late 18th cent. or earlier), German schwarze Messe (1829 or earlier in this sense), French messe noire (1837 or earlier in this sense).

1. In Satanism: a ceremony which parodies the Roman Catholic Eucharist. Cf. mass n.¹

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

black mass1857

1857 Westm. Rev. Oct. 318/2 A new and horrible deity..indemnified itself by the Witches' Sabbath, and the Black Mass by night.

1893 Nation 2 Feb. 84/3 He resorted to a sort of benevolent parody of the Christian sacrifice—a sort of White Mass, as one might call it, in contradistinction to the Black Mass of the Kabalists.

1896 A. E. Waite Devil-worship in France 4 To say..that Black Masses are celebrated..will not enhance the credibility or establish the intelligence of the speaker.

1961 A. Christie Pale Horse v. 64 She's very occult... Goes in for spiritualism and trances, and magic. Not quite black masses, but that sort of thing.

2002 Times 18 Jan. i. 18/1 According to the prosecution documents..a 15-year-old was murdered by three so-called Children of Satan after a black Mass.

2. Christian Church. Esp. in the Roman Catholic Church: a requiem mass.Black vestments were formerly worn at requiem masses, now replaced by purple.

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the world > life > death > obsequies > commemorative ceremonies > [noun] > religious or mass

memory?c1225

soul massc1300

minda1325

requiem1389

obit1394

minninga1400

requiem massa1529

memorial service1858

ob1890

black mass1900

1900 Literary Digest 25 Aug. 229/2 The term ‘Black Mass’..stands for the solemn mass of requiem performed in Catholic churches, and is so named because the priest's vestments and church ornaments are black.

1948 G. D. Smith Teaching Catholic Church II. xxxii. 1161 One day of the year, November 2nd, is set aside as All Souls' Day... Every Mass that day is a black Mass, offered for all the faithful departed.

1972 in G. Laderman Rest in Peace (2003) iv. 161 The old Black mass music and prayers were very depressing, but recently, with the new liturgy, I've had several funerals with no tears at all.

2004 P. D. Carleton Concepts 365 I recently attended a funeral service..in a Catholic Church... The priest had white vestments for the Black Mass.

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

单词	black mass
释义	black massn. Brit. /blak ˈmas/, U.S. /ˌblæk ˈmæs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., mass n.¹ Etymology: < black adj. + mass n.¹ With sense 1 compare French messe noire (1857 or earlier in this sense), German schwarze Messe (1891 or earlier in this sense). In sense 2, the mass is so called from the colour of the vestments formerly worn at it; compare post-classical Latin missa nigra (late 18th cent. or earlier), German schwarze Messe (1829 or earlier in this sense), French messe noire (1837 or earlier in this sense). 1. In Satanism: a ceremony which parodies the Roman Catholic Eucharist. Cf. mass n.¹ ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > communion > mass > kinds of mass > [noun] > Satanic black mass1857 1857 Westm. Rev. Oct. 318/2 A new and horrible deity..indemnified itself by the Witches' Sabbath, and the Black Mass by night. 1893 Nation 2 Feb. 84/3 He resorted to a sort of benevolent parody of the Christian sacrifice—a sort of White Mass, as one might call it, in contradistinction to the Black Mass of the Kabalists. 1896 A. E. Waite Devil-worship in France 4 To say..that Black Masses are celebrated..will not enhance the credibility or establish the intelligence of the speaker. 1961 A. Christie Pale Horse v. 64 She's very occult... Goes in for spiritualism and trances, and magic. Not quite black masses, but that sort of thing. 2002 Times 18 Jan. i. 18/1 According to the prosecution documents..a 15-year-old was murdered by three so-called Children of Satan after a black Mass. 2. Christian Church. Esp. in the Roman Catholic Church: a requiem mass.Black vestments were formerly worn at requiem masses, now replaced by purple. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > commemorative ceremonies > [noun] > religious or mass memory?c1225 soul massc1300 minda1325 requiem1389 obit1394 minninga1400 requiem massa1529 memorial service1858 ob1890 black mass1900 1900 Literary Digest 25 Aug. 229/2 The term ‘Black Mass’..stands for the solemn mass of requiem performed in Catholic churches, and is so named because the priest's vestments and church ornaments are black. 1948 G. D. Smith Teaching Catholic Church II. xxxii. 1161 One day of the year, November 2nd, is set aside as All Souls' Day... Every Mass that day is a black Mass, offered for all the faithful departed. 1972 in G. Laderman Rest in Peace (2003) iv. 161 The old Black mass music and prayers were very depressing, but recently, with the new liturgy, I've had several funerals with no tears at all. 2004 P. D. Carleton Concepts 365 I recently attended a funeral service..in a Catholic Church... The priest had white vestments for the Black Mass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1857
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