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- /ɔːl soʊlz ˈdeɪ/
- /ɔːl səʊlz deɪ/
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- /ɔːl soʊlz ˈdeɪ/
Definitions of all souls' day words
- noun all souls' day a day of prayer (Nov 2) for the dead in purgatory 3
- noun all souls' day in certain Christian churches, a day (usually Nov. 2) of services and prayer for the dead 3
- noun all souls' day a day of solemn prayer for all dead persons, observed by Roman Catholics and certain Anglicans, usually on November 2. 1
- noun all souls' day Christian calendar: 2nd November 1
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Origin of all souls' day
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1550-60
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Parts of speech for All souls' day
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
all souls' day popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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