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All Hallows

name
/ˌɔːl ˈhæləʊz/UK

Etymology

From all + plural of hallow (“saint”). Forms in -n (All-Hallown etc.) show reflex of the original genitive plural (Old English halgena).

  1. derived from halgena)

Definitions

  1. The saints, taken collectively.

    • There should be four Reveals that year, and no more; one at the feast of All hallown, another at the feast of St. Erkenwald.
    • In this parish were, anciently, two Chantries; one situated in Edlesborough, and dedicated to St. Mary; 1 and the other in the Hamlet of Dagnall, dedicated to All Hallows [...].
    • I swear by All-hallows that I will not let any have it to hire, nor will I sell it, since thou hast made it holy by dwelling therein.

  2. All Saints' Day, the 1st of November

    All Saints' Day, the 1st of November; the Christian feast day honoring all Christian saints.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA