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      mass
      noun
      (physical) Matter, material.
      A quantity of matter cohering so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.
      (physics) A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram.
      (pharmacology) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills.
      (medicine) A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor.
      (bodybuilding) Excess body mass, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.
      A large quantity; a sum.
      Bulk; magnitude; body; size.
      The principal part; the main body.
      A large body of individuals, especially persons.
      (in the plural) The lower classes of persons.
      (Christianity) The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
      (Christianity) Celebration of the Eucharist.
      (Christianity, by extension) The main kind of church service, in some denominations.
      (Christianity, usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.
      A musical setting of parts of the mass.
      (Roman Catholicism) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine.
      A similar ceremony offered by a number of Christian churches.
      (music) A musical composition set to portions, or all, of the Mass.
      Abbreviation of Massachusetts. [A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Boston.]
      Alternative form of Mas. [(now historical, chiefly in representations of US and Caribbean dialect) Master, used as a title of respect.]
      (obsolete) Precious metal, especially gold or silver.
      verb
      (ergative) To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to assemble.
      (intransitive, obsolete) To celebrate mass.
      adjective
      Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.
      Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.
      Roots
      massamass- · Latin · lump, mass
      Synonyms for mass
      bulknmultitudenflocknvolumenpilenheapnagglomeratenbatchnrequiemnspatenoffertoryn
      Words related to mass
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