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Hallowmas

US/ˈhæloʊməs/

Hallowmas noun: all Saints Day, November 1.

Noun

Hallowmas

  1. (archaic) All Saints Day, November 1
    • Pompey: 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?c. 1603–1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, act 2, scene 1

Forms of Hallowmas

alternative formhalimasse
alternative formHallowmass

Origin of Hallowmas

Short for All-hallows' mass (“All-saints' mass”), ultimately continuing Old English ealra hālgena mæsse (literally “All Saints' mass”), equivalent to hallow (“saint”) + -mas.

Questions about Hallowmas

What does Hallowmas mean?
Hallowmas means all Saints Day, November 1.
What part of speech is Hallowmas?
Hallowmas is a noun.
How do you pronounce Hallowmas?
Hallowmas is pronounced /ˈhæloʊməs/ (US).

Words near Hallowmas in the dictionary

  1. halloweth
  2. Halloweven
  3. hallowing
  4. hallowings
  5. hallowly
  6. Hallowmas
  7. hallows
  8. Hallows Eve
  9. Hallows' Eve
  10. Hallowtide
  11. halloysite

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