missal means A prayer book; a church service (book). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
missal is pronounced /ˈmɪsəl/.
Why “missal” is a great word
MISSAL — [Noun] A liturgical book containing the complete texts, prayers, and rubrics for the celebration of the Roman Catholic Mass throughout the liturgical year. From Old French messel ("book of the Mass"), from Medieval Latin missāle, neuter of missālis ("pertaining to the Mass"), from missa ("Mass"). First attested in English c. 1300. Unlike a "breviary," which structures the daily prayers of the Divine Office, or a "lectionary," which holds only the appointed scriptural readings, the missal is the singular, self-contained instrument for the priest at the altar. It is the heft of tooled leather and vellum, the precise red rubrics guiding each gesture, and the faint scent of old incense rising from its gilded pages—a manual for making the eternal present, bound in leather that will one day crumble to dust.
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- A prayer book; a church service (book).
- A prayer book; a church service (book).; A book containing the prayers and responses needed when celebrating the Roman Catholic Mass throughout the year.