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mass
weight (in physics):

the force that gravitation exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity: commonly taken, in a region of constant gravitational acceleration, as a measure of mass.

Eucharist:

communion (see below).

Communion:

(capitalized) a Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are consumed as memorials of Christ's death or as symbols for the realization of a spiritual union between Christ and communicant or as the body and blood of Christ.

rite:

1. a prescribed form or manner governing the words or actions for a ceremony.

2. the ceremonial practices of a church or group of churches.

Origin:

Noun 1, verb, adj: First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English masse, from Latin massa “mass,” from Greek mâza “barley cake,” akin to mássein “to knead”. Noun 2: before 900; Middle English masse,Old English mæsse<Vulgar Latin *messa,Late Latin missa, formally feminine of Latin missus, past participle of mittere to send, dismiss; perhaps extracted from a phrase in the service with missa est and a feminine subject. Dictionary 2: C14: from Old French masse, from Latin massa that which forms a lump, from Greek maza barley cake; perhaps related to Greek massein to knead. Noun 2: Old English mæsse, from Church Latin missa, ultimately from Latin mittere to send away; perhaps derived from the concluding dismissal in the Roman Mass, Ite, missa est, Go, it is the dismissal. —Dictionary.com. // 

First Known Use of mass: Noun (1): before the 12th century. Noun (2): 15th century. Verb: 14th century. Adjective: 1733. History and Etymology for mass: Noun (1): Middle English, from Old English mæsse, modification of Vulgar Latin *messa, literally, dismissal at the end of a religious service, from Late Latin missa, from Latin, feminine of missus, past participle of mittere to send. Noun (2): Middle English masse, from Anglo-French, from Latin massa, from Greek maza; akin to Greek massein to knead — more at mingle. —Merriam-Webster.

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