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ALL meanings of masses

mass
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  • noun masses Assemble or cause to assemble into a mass or as one body. 1
  • noun masses the celebration of the Eucharist. Compare High Mass, Low Mass. 1
  • noun masses (sometimes lowercase) a musical setting of certain parts of this service, as the Kyrie eleison, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei. 1
  • adjective masses pertaining to, involving, or affecting a large number of people: mass unemployment; mass migrations; mass murder. 1
  • adjective masses participated in or performed by a large number of people, especially together in a group: mass demonstrations; mass suicide. 1
  • adjective masses pertaining to, involving, or characteristic of the mass of the people: the mass mind; a movie designed to appeal to a mass audience. 1
  • adjective masses reaching or designed to reach a large number of people: television, newspapers, and other means of mass communication. 1
  • adjective masses done on a large scale or in large quantities: mass destruction. 1
  • verb without object masses to come together in or form a mass or masses: The clouds are massing in the west. 1
  • verb with object masses to gather into or dispose in a mass or masses; assemble: The houses are massed in blocks. Synonyms: collect, marshal, amass, aggregate. Antonyms: disperse. 1
  • noun plural masses great numbers or quantities 0
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