Lammas

[ lam-uhs ]

noun
  1. a former festival in England, held on August 1, in which bread made from the first harvest of corn was blessed.

  2. a festival (Feast of St. Peter's Chains ) observed by Roman Catholics on August 1, in memory of St. Peter's imprisonment and his miraculous deliverance.

Origin of Lammas

1
before 900; Middle English Lammesse, Old English hlāmmæsse, hlāfmæsse. See loaf1, Mass
  • Also called Lammas Day .

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Lammas

/ (ˈlæməs) /


noun
  1. RC Church Aug 1, held as a feast, commemorating St Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison

  2. Also called: Lammas Day the same day formerly observed in England as a harvest festival. In Scotland Lammas is a quarter day

Origin of Lammas

1
Old English hlāfmæsse loaf mass

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