Hallowmas
nounUS /ˈhæloʊməs/
Etymology 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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Archaic All 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:
- Related terms
- Halloween