Re: History of constructed languages

--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, "Elyse M. Grasso" <emgrasso@D...>
wrote:
>Sabaoth occurs in the old Latin mass. I think in the Sanctus, but
>it's been a long time since I sang one. (If you can find liner notes
>for Beethoven's Mass in C Major, that will have it, because that's
>the mass I sang.) I don't think malacoth occurs in the main liturgy,
>but it may have shown up in High masses or requiems or something...
>liner notes for other religious pieces might have it.
"Old" Latin Mass?  It is still part of the Mass in Latin:

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua.
Hosanna in excelsis.
Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.
Hosanna in excelsis.

"Dominus Deus Sabaoth" is translated as "Lord God of Hosts" from the
Hebrew "Yahweh Sebaoth."  The meaning is unclear.  It first occurs in
the First Book of Samuel.  It may refer to the armies of Israel or
the heavenly armies, i.e., the stars or the angels.  It is
particularly associated with the shrine built for the Ark of the
Covenant at Shiloh.

Charlie
http://wiki.frath.net/user:caeruleancentaur

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