Sanctus
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Sanctus /ˈsaŋ(k)təs/
▶noun Christian Church a hymn beginning Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus (Holy, holy, holy) forming a set part of the Mass.
– origin ME: from L., lit. ‘holy’.
'Sanctus' also found in these Oxford entries:
sacrosanct
- saint
- sanctify
- sanctimonious
- sanctitude
- sanctity
- sanctuary
- sanctum
- sanctus bell

