Meaning of dry mass | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The mass of a rocket including its contents but without propellant.
2. A demonstrative celebration of most of the liturgy of the Mass, omitting the consecration of the elements.
   historical

Examples

“Alongside the mass as a means of providing access to the consecrated elements, there is the oddity of the holding of masses without any consecration. These ‘dry masses’ are one of the more shadowy elements of medieval devotion, ill-documented and little considered.”

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