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red mass

noun, often capitalized R&M

Definition of red mass

: a votive mass of the Holy Spirit celebrated in red vestments especially at the opening of courts and congresses

Examples of red mass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 The doctor used it to extract the placenta, a pulsing red mass, then waved smelling salts near my face. — Jessica Zucker, The Cut, "How a Miscarriage Affected My Sex Life," 24 Jan. 2018

First Known Use of red mass

1889, in the meaning defined above

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