All Souls' Day
noun
a day of solemn prayer for all dead persons, observed by Roman Catholics and certain Anglicans, usually on November 2.
Origin of All Souls' Day
1First recorded in 1550–60
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British Dictionary definitions for All Souls' Day
All Souls' Day
noun
RC Church a day of prayer (Nov 2) for the dead in purgatory
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