Sanctus

[ sangk-tuh s ]

/ ˈsæŋk təs /

(italics) Also called Tersanctus. the hymn beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,” with which the Eucharistic preface culminates.

a musical setting for this hymn.

Origin of Sanctus

< Latin sānctus holy, hallowed (past participle of sancīre to hallow), the first word of the hymn

I often think I can still hear their fervidly devotional hymn of the sanctus—Heilig!

My Ten Years' Imprisonment |Silvio Pellico
He told us he had sung the Sanctus here at the festa on the preceding Sunday.

The Note-Books of Samuel Butler |Samuel Butler
The Sanctus also was originally intended as a Christmas piece.

Bach |Charles Francis Abdy Williams
As the sanctus of high mass sounded, Julien wanted to take a surplice to follow the bishop in the superb procession.

The Red and the Black |Stendhal

There are many instances where the Sanctus Bell, or its remains, still exist in the tower or bell chamber.

Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 122, February 28, 1852 |Various

Sanctus

/ (ˈsæŋktəs) /

liturgy the hymn that occurs immediately after the preface in the celebration of the Eucharist

a musical setting of this, usually incorporated into the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Mass

C14: from the first word of the hymn, Sanctus sanctus sanctus Holy, holy, holy, from Latin sancīre to consecrate