missa cantata

[ mis-uh kuh n-tah-tuh ]
/ ˈmɪs ə kənˈtɑ tə /

noun

a Mass whose music is equivalent to that of the High Mass but that is less elaborate in its celebration.
Also called sung Mass.

Origin of missa cantata

1900–05; < Late Latin: literally, sung mass; see mass, cantata