All Souls' Day

All Souls' Day
noun Date: 14th century November 2 observed in some Christian churches as a day of prayer for the souls of the faithful departed

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  • All Souls' Day — • The commemoration of all the faithful departed is celebrated by the Church on 2 November, or, if this be a Sunday or a solemnity, on 3 November Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. All Souls Day     All Souls Day …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • All Souls' Day — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • All Souls' Day — 2 November, when people in Christian churches pray for the souls of those who have died →↑All Saints Day …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • All Souls' Day — All′ Souls ′ Day n. rel a day of solemn prayer for all dead persons, usu. on Nov. 2 • Etymology: 1550–60 …   From formal English to slang

  • All Souls' Day — ► NOUN ▪ a Catholic festival with prayers for the souls of the dead in purgatory, held on 2 November …   English terms dictionary

  • All Souls' Day — [sōlz] n. in certain Christian churches, a day (usually Nov. 2) of services and prayer for the dead …   English World dictionary

  • All Souls' Day — This article is about the Christian religious holiday. For the Latin American holiday, see Day of the Dead. For the 2005g film, see All Souls Day (film). For the Chinese holiday, see Qingming Festival. For the Buddhist holiday, see Ghost Festival …   Wikipedia

  • All Souls' Day — (2 November)    Also called Soulmas Day, Saumas, etc. This feast was devised by Abbot Odilo of Cluny (d. 1049), to pray for all the dead who have existed from the beginning of the world to the end of time . He set it in February, but it was soon… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • All Souls' Day (film) — Infobox Film | name =All Souls Day caption = director = Tadeusz Konwicki producer = writer = Tadeusz Konwicki starring =Edmund Fetting Ewa Krzyzewska cinematography = Kurt Weber music = editing = distributor = released = 1962 runtime = 93 min… …   Wikipedia

  • All Souls Day (film) — Infobox Film name = All Souls Day caption = Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD Cover director = Jeremy Kasten producer = John W. Hyde Morris Berger writer = Mark A. Altman starring = Marisa Ramirez Laz Alonso Danielle Burgio Danny Trejo Nichole Hiltz… …   Wikipedia

  • All Souls' Day — a day of solemn prayer for all dead persons, observed by Roman Catholics and certain Anglicans, usually on November 2. [1550 60] * * * In the Roman Catholic church, a day commemorating all the Christians believed to be in purgatory. Celebrated on …   Universalium

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