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告別ミサ (kokubetsumisa) Japanese meaning: funeral mass | Kotomora

告こく別べつミサ

Meanings

1

funeral mass

Specifically a Catholic funeral mass; used in Christian contexts.

告こく別べつミサは教きょう会かいで行おこなわれた。
The funeral mass was held at the church.

Kanji

告revelation, tell, inform
別separate, branch off, diverge

Related words

葬そう儀ぎ
葬儀 is a general term for funeral or memorial service, not limited to Christian rites.
ミサ
ミサ alone means 'mass' (Catholic), while 告別ミサ specifies a funeral mass.

Etymology

Compound of 告別 (farewell) and ミサ (mass, from Latin 'missa').