sacring-bell

See also: sacring bell

English

Noun

sacring-bell (plural sacring-bells)

  1. A small bell or set of bells which are rung at the elevation in Mass.
    Synonyms: altar bell, Mass bell, saints' bell, sance bell, sanctus bell
    • 1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 27:
      The kneeling acolyte chimed a sacring-bell, and the congregation bent and swayed like a wheat-field swept scross by sudden wind.

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