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ALLHALLOWS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Allhallows mean?
• ALLHALLOWS (noun)
The noun ALLHALLOWS has 1 sense:
1. a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
Familiarity information: ALLHALLOWS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
All Saints' Day; Allhallows; Hallowmas; Hallowmass; November 1
Hypernyms ("Allhallows" is a kind of...):
holy day of obligation (a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion)
Holonyms ("Allhallows" is a part of...):
Nov; November (the month following October and preceding December)
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