Meanings
alternative halimasse · alternative Hallowmass
- archaicAll 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Englishealra hālgena mæsse
- EnglishHallowmas
Short for All-hallows' mass (“All-saints' mass”), ultimately continuing Old English ealra hālgena mæsse (literally “All Saints' mass”), equivalent to hallow (“saint”) + -mas.
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Hallowmas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hallowmas
“Hallowmas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hallowmas. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hallowmas,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hallowmas.
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