red mass
noun
often capitalized R&M
: a votive mass of the Holy Spirit celebrated in red vestments especially at the opening of courts and congresses
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web An owl above his shoulder clutches in his talons an indeterminate, blood-red mass, something that clearly belongs on the inside rather than dangling, exposed. 
Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022 Word History
First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above
- pay envelopes
- pay for
- pay for itself
- pay good money
- pay grade
- pay heed to
- pay homage to
- pay in
- pay in full
- pay into
- pay no attention to
- pay obeisance
- pay off
- pay one's dues
- pay one's last respects
- pay one's own way
- pay one's respects
- pay one's way
- pay over the odds
- pay packet
- pay phone
- pay rate
- pay review
- pay school
- pay sheet