year's mind

noun

A requiem mass or other commemoration of a dead person held one year after death or burial.

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twelvemonth's mindyear's dayyeardaydeathday
OriginOld English ġēarġemynd →
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Meanings

nounyear's mind (plural years' minds)

plural years' minds · alternative year mind

  1. ChristianityA requiem mass or other commemoration of a dead person held one year after death or burial.

    Synonyms: twelvemonth's mind, year's day, yearday, deathday

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA requiem mass or other commemoration of a dead person held one year after death or burial.

Similar
twelvemonth's mindyear's dayyeardaydeathday
Also see
twelvemonth's mind

Origin

  1. Old Englishġēarġemynd
  2. Englishyear's mind

Variant of earlier Old English ġēarġemynd, from ġēar (“year”) + ġemynd (“memory”).

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APA

year's mind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/year's%20mind

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“year's mind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/year's%20mind. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “year's mind,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/year's%20mind.

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