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Black Mass en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of black mass (“evil ritual”).
    alt of black mass
    • An enormous number of monks and priests gave themselves up to sorcery, and there was no lack of apostate priests to perform the ceremonies of the Black Mass. 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 101:
    • As a parish priest in England he had dabbled in the black arts, seduced a number of his congregation from their faith and finally celebrated the Black Mass. 1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 30:

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