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Mass Priest
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Anglo-Saxon term used prior to the 11th century, to distinguish a duly ordained priest from a simple cleric in minor orders; applied in medieval times to a secular priest as opposed to a monk. From the 16th century, a contemptuous designation for priests among Reformers in England, when the Mass was the chief object of their hatred.
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Entry for 'Mass Priest'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/m/mass-priest.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Mass Priest'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/m/mass-priest.html. 1910.
