Allhallowmas

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proper noun

All Saints' Day.

OriginMiddle English Alhalwemesse ← Old English ealra hālgena mæsse →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. archaicAll Saints' Day.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
all saints' day

Origin

  1. Old Englishealra hālgena mæsse
  2. Middle EnglishAlhalwemesse
  3. EnglishAllhallowmas

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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APA

Allhallowmas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Allhallowmas

MLA

“Allhallowmas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Allhallowmas. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Allhallowmas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Allhallowmas.

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