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Marymass

Marymass proper noun: a festival held on 15 August in honour of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary; Assumption.

Proper noun

Marymass

  1. A festival held on 15 August in honour of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary; Assumption.
    • The Shows which had previously filled High Street from Bridgegate to the Kirk Vennel each April (for the Bogside Races) and at Marymass were banished to the Moor, then to the Golffields.1985, John Strawhorn, The History of Irvine: Royal Burgh and New Town, page 192
    • Marymass was a festival of heavy drinking for industrial Ayrshire and Renfrewshire, and for Glasgow. In 1865, 700 gallons of whisky were delivered to Irvine on the Monday before Marymass.”2000, John Burnett, Riot, Revelry, and Rout: Sport in Lowland Scotland Before 1860

Forms of Marymass

alternative formMarymas

Origin of Marymass

From Mary + mass.

Questions about Marymass

What does Marymass mean?
Marymass means a festival held on 15 August in honour of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary; Assumption.
What part of speech is Marymass?
Marymass is a proper noun.

Words near Marymass in the dictionary

  1. Marylebone
  2. Marylike
  3. Marylou
  4. Marylouise
  5. Marylyn
  6. Marymass
  7. Maryna
  8. Maryneal
  9. Maryolatry
  10. Maryport
  11. Maryrose

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