Hallowmas

[hal-oh-muhs, -mas]

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noun

the feast of Allhallows or All Saints' Day, on November 1.

Hallowmas

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noun

archaic��the feast celebrating All Saints' Day

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hallowmas¹

1375–1425; late Middle English; short for Allhallowmas

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hallowmas¹

C14: see _Allhallows , _Mass

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Example Sentences

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Shakespeare even mentions Hallowmas in “The Two Gentlemen of Verona.”

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HALLOWE’EN, or All Hallows Eve, the name given to the 31st of October as the vigil of Hallowmas or All Saints’ Day.

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Malone, one of the early editors of Shakespeare, says that Othello was acted at Hallowmas, 1604.

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And, I��beseech you, look into Master Froth here, sir; a��man of fourscore pound a year; whose father died at Hallowmas:—was’t not at Hallowmas, Master Froth?—

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At even o' Hallowmas no sleep I sought, But to the field a bag of hemp-seed brought.

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When To Use

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Hallowmas is an older name for All Saints’ Day, a Christian holiday in honor of all the Christian saints.It originated as a holiday of the Catholic Church, but it is also observed by some other Christians.The day after All Saints’ Day is All Souls’ Day, a Christian holiday of solemn prayer for all dead persons.Other names for the day include Allhallows and Allhallowmas. The night before was known as Allhallows Eve, which is where the word Halloween comes from.

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