Tersanctus

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Tersanctus

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Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin tersānctus, from ter (“thrice”) + sānctus (“holy”).

proper noun

The Trisagion (beginning “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal …”).
The Sanctus (beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts …”).

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

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

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

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@misc{tersanctus_2026,
  title = {Tersanctus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tersanctus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}