Meanings
plural months' minds · alternative month mind
- IrelandScotlandChristianityA requiem mass or other commemoration of a deceased person held one month after burial.
Synonyms: month's end, trental
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA requiem mass or other commemoration of a deceased person held one month after burial.
Origin
- Old Englishġemynd
- Medieval Latindies mensis“day of the month”
- Middle Englishmonethes mynde
- Englishmonth's mind
From Middle English monethes mynde under influence from Medieval Latin dies mensis (“day of the month”) and Old English ġemynd, whose principal sense was "memory".
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French messe de quarantaine
- messe de quarantaineTranslations
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month's mind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/month's%20mind
“month's mind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/month's%20mind. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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