"altar bell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: altar bells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} altar bell (plural altar bells)
  1. (Roman Catholicism) A bell rung at significant times during the Mass. Wikipedia link: altar bell Categories (topical): Percussion instruments, Roman Catholicism

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