Michaelmas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

A Christian feast celebrated on the 29th of September in honour of the archangel Michael.
Ellipsis of Michaelmas term.

/ˈmɪkəlməs/

Michaelmas Michaelmases Mihilmas

From Middle English Michelmasse, Myghelmesse; equivalent to Michael + -mas.

Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels

Michaelmas blackbird Michaelmas daisy Michaelmas term Old Michaelmas Day

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.

Back to search All on M Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary