Allhallowmas

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Allhallowmas

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Inherited from Middle English Alhalwemesse, from Old English ealra hālgena mæsse, from eall + halga + mæsse; literally, “the mass of all the saints”.

By surface analysis, all + hallow (“saint, holy person”) + -mas (“mass, church festival, holiday”); compare Christmas, Marymas / Marymass, and Michaelmas.

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archaic All Saints' Day.

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@misc{allhallowmas_2026,
  title = {Allhallowmas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/allhallowmas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}