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The following 434 entries include the term ofthe.
mass of the faithful
: the part of the mass from the offertory to the end to which only the faithful were originally admitted
mass of the presanctified
: a special eucharistic service celebrated in the Latin rite on Good Friday only in which elements consecrated at a previous service are used
Mass of the Resurrection
: a mass for the dead in which the celebrant wears white vestments to symbolize the joyous resurrection of the dead
master of the revels
: an officer of the English royal household from the 15th to the 18th centuries in charge of court entertainment see revels office
master of the rolls
: a high official of the British judiciary having custody of the records of the Court of Chancery and important patents and grants and serving usually as presiding judge of the Court of Appeal and also as a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council compare lord chancellor, lord chief justice of england
mayor of the palace
: an official under the Frankish kings who originally was the chief officer of the royal household, later prime minister, and under the later Merovingians practically sovereign
middle-of-the-roader
noun: one that takes or advocates a course of action midway between extremes
middle-of-the-roadism
noun: a middle-of-the-road policy or attitude
Mistress of the Robes
: a duchess who is appointed nominally in the British royal household to have charge of the queen's robes and who attends the queen at all state ceremonies
Mount of the Moon
: mount of luna
Mount of the Sun
: mount of apollo
mourning of the chine
myrtle-of-the-river
noun: a shrub or small tree (Calyptranthes zuzygium) with smooth gray bark, clusters of fragrant small white flowers and red to black berries
Nun of the Visitation
: a member of a religious order founded by St. Jane Frances de Chantal under the direction of St. Francis de Sales in 1610 at Annecy, Savoy, and now chiefly devoted to teaching
officer of the day
: the officer who acting directly under the commanding officer of a military organization or installation is responsible on an assigned day for overseeing the guard, preserving order, protecting property, enforcing inspection regulations, and guarding prisoners
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