Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun November 2, the day on which special prayers are offered for the souls in purgatory.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun In
Christian tradition , theannual feast day celebrating the life of all the faithful departed on the second day of November.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word All Souls' Day.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.