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All Saints' Day

DEFINITIONS OF: All Saints' Day

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n a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835

Synonyms:
Allhallows, Hallowmas, Hallowmass, November 1
Type of:
holy day of obligation
a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion
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