Definitions for sursum corda
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1. sursum cordanoun

   (Roman Catholic Church) a Latin versicle meaning `lift up your hearts'

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1. Sursum corda

   The Sursum corda (Latin: "Lift up your hearts" or literally, "Upwards hearts") is the opening dialogue to the Preface of the Eucharistic Prayer or Anaphora in Christian liturgies, dating back at least to the third century and the Anaphora of the Apostolic Tradition. The dialogue is recorded in the earliest liturgies of the Catholic Church in the west and east, and is found in all ancient rites.

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1. sursum corda

   Sursum Corda is a Latin phrase that means "Lift up your hearts" or "Hearts lifted". It is a liturgical phrase in Christian worship that traditionally introduces the preface leading up to the Eucharist or Communion. It is also used as the opening dialogue to the Eucharistic Prayer in many Christian denominations.

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1. Sursum corda

   The Sursum Corda is the opening dialogue to the Preface of the Eucharistic Prayer or Anaphora in the liturgies of the Christian Church, dating back to at least the third century and the Anaphora of the Apostolic Tradition. The dialogue is recorded in the earliest liturgies of the Christian Church, and is found in all ancient rites. The phrase "Sursum Corda" is generally translated as "lift up your hearts", but the Latin literally just says "Up [the] hearts". Being a translation of the Greek, "Sursum Corda" idiomatically should imply "our hearts" rather than "your hearts", as per the modern Spanish translation, "Levantemos el corazón". The Greek version Ἄνω σχῶμεν τὰς καρδίας means "Let us lift up the hearts", idiomatically implying "our hearts". Though the detail varies slightly from rite to rite, the structure of the dialogue is generally threefold, comprising an exchange of formal greeting between priest and people, an invitation to lift the heart to God, the people responding in agreement, and an invitation to give thanks, the people answering that it is proper to do so. This third exchange indicates the people's assent to the priest continuing to offer the remainder of the Eucharistic Prayer on their behalf, and it is the necessity of such assent which accounts for the universality of the dialogue.

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1. sursum corda

   Read the full text of the Sursum Corda poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sursum corda in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sursum corda in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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