Motet vs. Mass

Motetnoun

A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.

Motetnoun

A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.

Motetnoun

an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century

Motet

In Western classical music, a motet is mainly a vocal musical composition, of highly diverse form and style, from the high medieval music to the present. The motet was one of the pre-eminent polyphonic forms of Renaissance music.

Massnoun

(physical) Matter, material.

Massnoun

A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size

Massnoun

(obsolete) Precious metal, especially gold or silver.

Massnoun

(physics) The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume. It is one of four fundamental properties of matter. It is measured in kilograms in the SI system of measurement.

Massnoun

(pharmacy) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass.

Massnoun

(medicine) A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor.

Massnoun

(bodybuilding) Excess body weight, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.

Massnoun

(proscribed) weight

Massnoun

A large quantity; a sum.

Massnoun

(quantity) Large in number.

Massnoun

Bulk; magnitude; body; size.

Massnoun

The principal part; the main body.

Massnoun

A large body of individuals, especially persons.

Massnoun

(in the plural) The lower classes of persons.

Massnoun

(Christianity) The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.

Massnoun

(Christianity) Celebration of the Eucharist.

Massnoun

The sacrament of the Eucharist.

Massnoun

A musical setting of parts of the mass.

Massverb

(transitive) To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.

Massverb

(intransitive) To have a certain mass.

Massverb

To celebrate mass.

Massadjective

Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.

Massadjective

Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.

Massnoun

The sacrifice in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host.

Massnoun

The portions of the Mass usually set to music, considered as a musical composition; - namely, the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei, besides sometimes an Offertory and the Benedictus.

Massnoun

A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size; as, a mass of ore, metal, sand, or water.

Massnoun

A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass.

Massnoun

A large quantity; a sum.

Massnoun

Bulk; magnitude; body; size.

Massnoun

The principal part; the main body.

Massnoun

The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume.

Massverb

To celebrate Mass.

Massverb

To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.

Massnoun

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

Massnoun

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;

Massnoun

an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)

Massnoun

(Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist

Massnoun

a body of matter without definite shape;

Massnoun

the common people generally;

Massnoun

the property of something that is great in magnitude;

Massnoun

a musical setting for a Mass;

Massnoun

a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian eucharistic rite;

Massverb

join together into a mass or collect or form a mass;

Massadjective

occurring widely (as to many people);

Massadjective

gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole;

Massnoun

the celebration of the Christian Eucharist, especially in the Roman Catholic Church

Massnoun

a particular celebration of the Eucharist

Massnoun

a musical setting of parts of the liturgy used in the Mass

Massadjective

involving or affecting large numbers of people or things

Massverb

assemble or cause to assemble into a single body or mass

Mass

Mass is both a property of a physical body and a measure of its resistance to acceleration (rate of change of velocity with respect to time) when a net force is applied. An object's mass also determines the strength of its gravitational attraction to other bodies.