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All Hallows

/ˌɔːl ˈhæləʊz/ · name

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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

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