phrase
īte missa est
īte missa est
Classical[ˈiː.tɛ ˈmɪs.sa ˈɛst]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.te ˈmis.sa ˈɛst]
Meaning
- EcclesiasticalLatingo, the dismissal is made
Origins
One of the oldest formulae of the Roman Rite, recorded in Ordo I (7th or 8th century). The form missa is an adoption of spoken Late Latin for missiō (“dismissal”).
Descendants
- Ecclesiastical Latinmissa
- Ecclesiastical Latinmissāle