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Definition: All Saints' Day |
All Saints' DayNoun1. A Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: All Saints' DaySynonyms: Allhallows (n), Hallowmas (n), Hallowmass (n), November 1 (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Regularity of recurrence Periodicity | Rota, cycle, period, stated time, routine; days of the week; Sunday, Monday; months of the year; January; feast, fast; Christmas, Easter, New Year's day; Allhallows, Allhallowmas, All Saints' Day; All Souls', All Souls' Day; Ash Wednesday, bicentennial, birthday, bissextile, Candlemas, Dewali, groundhog day, Halloween, Hallowmas, Lady day, leap year, Midsummer day, Muharram, woodchuck day, St. Swithin's day, natal day; yearbook; yuletide. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: All Saints' Day |
| English words defined with "All Saints' Day": Allhallows Eve, Allhallowtide ♦ Halloween, Hallowe'en. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "All Saints' Day": All Hallow's Day ♦ Gods. (references) |
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![]() | Negro family praying at graves of their relatives on All Saints' Day, New Roads, Louisiana. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Negro crossing himself and praying over grave of relative in cemetery, All Saints' Day, New Roads, Louisiana. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Negro couple at grave of relative, All Saints' Day in Cemetery at New Roads, Louisiana. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Painting grave marker in cemetery, All Saints' Day in New Roads, Louisiana. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Decorated graves in cemetery, All Saints' Day, New Roads, Louisiana, with chickens eating the flowers. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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Travel | Finland | The national holidays in 2002 are: New Year's Day (January 1); Epiphany (January 6); Good Friday (March 29); Easter (March 31 - April 1); May Day (May 1); Ascension Day (May 9); Mid-Summer (June 22); All Saints' Day (November 2); Independence Day (December 6); Christmas (December 25-26). (references) |
Philippines | All offices close during the following public holidays: January 1, New Year's Day; April 9, Bataan & Corregidor Day and Heroism Day; Easter Holidays, which include Maundy Thursday and Good Friday; May 1, Labor Day; June 12, Independence Day; August 27, National Heroes Day; November 1, All Saints' Day; November 30, Bonifacio Day; December 25, Christmas Day; and December 30, Rizal Day. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "All Saints' Day"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | Allerheilige (All Hallows). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | يوم القداس. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | allehelgensdag (All Hallows). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Allerheiligen (All Hallows). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | Sanktulara Festo (All Hallows), Festo de ĉiuj Sanktuloj. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | Toussaint (All Hallows). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | Alderheljen (All Hallows). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Allerheiligen (All Hallows, allhallows). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | Ognissanti (All, All Hallows, allhallows, hallowmas). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | Día di tur Santu (All Hallows). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | allay aints'say ayday Todos los Santos (All Hallows, All Souls' Day), fiesta de todos los santos, día de todos los santos (all hallows, hallowmas). (various references) allhelgonadag (All Hallows, all saints day). (various references) azizler yortusu (hallowmas). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "'-a-a-a-d-i-l-l-n-s-s-t-y" | |
-4 letters: assailant. | |
-5 letters: analysis, analysts, distally, installs, lanitals, nasality, staysail. | |
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