Free TranslationFree Translation
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Allhallows   Listen
noun
Allhallows, Allhallow  n.  
1.
All the saints (in heaven). (Obs.)
2.
All Saints' Day, November 1st. (Archaic)





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |




"Allhallows" Quotes from Famous Books



... connected with the breeding seasons of the flocks and herds. The chief festivals were: in the spring, May Eve (April 30), called Roodmas or Rood Day in Britain and Walpurgis-Nacht in Germany; in the autumn, November Eve (October 31), called in Britain Allhallow Eve. Between these two came: in the winter, Candlemas (February 2); and in the summer, the Gule of August (August 1), called Lammas in Britain. To these were added the festivals of the solstitial invaders, Beltane ...
— The Witch-cult in Western Europe - A Study in Anthropology • Margaret Alice Murray


Words linked to "Allhallows" :   November 1, November, Nov, holy day of obligation, All Saints' Day


Copyright © 2024 e-Free Translation.com