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sanctus¹

proper noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Sanctus Egypt, however, developed its own unique supplicatory use of the sanctus.

Sanctus²

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Borrowed from Latin sānctus (“holy”), the opening word of the prayer in that language. The prayer is taken from Isaiah 6:3 and Matthew 21:9. Doublet of saint.

proper noun sanctus

  1. A prayer in Christian liturgy, beginning “Holy, holy, holy …” and typically said or sung as a hymn shortly before the anaphora.

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"sanctus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sanctus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sanctus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sanctus

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"sanctus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sanctus.

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@misc{sanctus_2026,
  title = {sanctus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sanctus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}