te igitur

(teɪ ˈɪɡɪˌtʊə; English teɪ ˈɪdʒɪˌtʊə)

(Roman Catholic Church) RC Church the first prayer of the canon of the Mass, which begins Te igitur clementissime Pater (Thee, therefore, most merciful Father)

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te igitur

A Latin phrase meaning thee therefore, used to mean a Roman Catholic prayer that begins with these words.

References in periodicals archive

Mitto ad te igitur orationem quam ut ederem hesterna vespera iusseras." An anonymous fifteenth-century Ferrarese orator similarly says in two nuptial orations that his teacher had ordered him to compose and possibly to deliver the pieces: Anonymous(c), fol.

Marriage, sexual pleasure, and learned brides in the wedding orations of fifteenth century Italy *

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