What does missa in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word missa in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use missa in Portuguese.

The word missa in Portuguese means mass, missa, ofício divino, missa, assistir à missa, assistir missa, culto, reunião, missa católica, celebrar missa, não ensinar o padre a rezar missa, missa solene, missa póstuma, segunda missa, cerimônia de casamento. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word missa

mass

substantivo feminino

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

missa

noun (religious rite)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Raul sempre ia à missa aos domingos.
Ryan always attended mass on Sundays.

ofício divino

noun (religious rite) (rito religioso)

The office of Prime was celebrated at dawn.

missa

noun (music: religious piece)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The composer wrote four masses during his career.

assistir à missa

(go to church service)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
They attend Mass every Sunday morning.

assistir missa, culto, reunião

verbal expression (go to church) (ir à igreja)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
Mom gave up asking us to attend services with her long ago.

missa católica

noun (church service)

The family went to Catholic mass every Sunday to worship.

celebrar missa

(take Eucharist)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Father John is celebrating the 9 o'clock mass, and Father Wilber will celebrate the 11 o'clock mass on Sunday.

não ensinar o padre a rezar missa

interjection (figurative (respect [sb]'s experience)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

missa solene

noun (Roman Catholic church service)

A família vai à missa solene todos os domingos.
The family attends High Mass every Sunday.

missa póstuma

noun (church service in memory of the dead) (serviço de igreja em memória dos mortos)

A requiem mass took place at the cathedral in memory of the victims of the air crash.

segunda missa

(religion) (religião)

cerimônia de casamento

noun (marriage service) (missa nupcial)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

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