tersanctus

noun

ter·​sanctus

ˈtər,

ˈter+

plural -es

often capitalized

1

: sanctus

2

often capitalized : any hymn or invocation praising God as the thrice-holy deity

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, thrice holy (translation of Late Greek trisagios), from Latin ter three times + sanctus holy

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