missal C2 Topic:Religion & Belief US /ˈmɪsəl/ UK /ˈmɪsəl/ See IPA manual Homophones missile /ˈmɪs.(ə)l/ Freq #95607 Meanings 1 noun a book containing the prayers and texts used in the Roman Catholic Mass The priest marked the day's readings in his missal. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a book containing the... prayer book More service book Word family Forms missals Derived forms missalette Etymology From Old French messel (“book of the Mass”). Topics Religion & Belief External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # missal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪsəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪsəl/ **Frequency rank:** 95607 ## Meanings 1. a book containing the prayers and texts used in the Roman Catholic Mass ## Examples - The priest marked the day's readings in his missal. ## Synonyms - prayer book - service book ## Derived Forms - missalette ## Etymology From Old French messel (“book of the Mass”). ## Topics - Religion & Belief markdown