mass

/mæs/

noun

  1. 1

    (physical) Matter, material.

  2. 2

    A large quantity; a sum.

verb

  1. 1

    To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.

  2. 2

    To have a certain mass.

    “I mass 70 kilograms.”

adjective

  1. 1

    Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.

    “There is evidence of mass extinctions in the distant past.”
  2. 2

    Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.

    “Mass unemployment resulted from the financial collapse.”

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.

  2. 2

    Celebration of the Eucharist.

  3. 3

    (usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.

  4. 4

    A musical setting of parts of the mass.

verb

  1. 1

    To celebrate mass.

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