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Meaning of HALLOWMAS

Pronunciation:  'halowmus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
 
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 Synonyms: All Saints' Day, Allhallows, Hallowmass, November 1
 
 See Also: holy day of obligation, Nov, November

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hal"low*mas\, n. [See {Mass} the eucharist.]
The feast of All Saints, or Allhallows.
      To speak puling, like a beggar at Hallowmas. --Shak.
 

 

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