Lammas

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/ˈlæməs/

proper noun

A former festival held on 1st August celebrating the harvest.

Similar
Lammas DayAugust 1
OriginOld English hlafmæsse ← ['ang hlafmæsse →
UncommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. EnglandA former festival held on 1st August celebrating the harvest.
  2. Scotland1st August, a quarter day.
  3. lifestyleA modern pagan festival celebrated in early August celebrating the start of the grain harvest.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncommemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England

Similar
Lammas DayAugust 1
Broader
quarter day

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. ['anghlafmæsse
  2. Old Englishhlafmæsse
  3. EnglishLammas

Inherited from Old English hlafmæsse (“loaf mass, harvest festival”).

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Translations

Polish Lammas, dzień kwartalny
  • Lammasformer festival
  • dzień kwartalnyquarter day
  • suchy dzieńquarter day
  • Lammasmodern pagan festival
Scottish Gaelic Lùnasdal, Lùnasdal
  • Lùnasdalformer festival
  • Lùnasdalquarter day
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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