English Explanatory Dictionary

Allhallowmas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. All Saints' Day.

Word forms

Allhallowmas

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Alhalwemesse, from Old English ealra hālgena mæsse, from eall + halga + mæsse; literally, “the mass of all the saints”. By surface analysis, all + hallow (“saint, holy person”) + -mas (“mass, church festival, holiday”); compare Christmas, Marymas / Marymass, and Michaelmas.

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