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Mass Dials

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Scratched or incised dials found on the walls of many old churches in England and Normanay, having only a few lines and no figures. They are said to have been used mainly to tell the time of Mass because of the clearly marked line indicating Terce, or 9 a.m., the hour of the principal Mass.

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Entry for 'Mass Dials'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​m/mass-dials.html. 1910.
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