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All Souls' Day

American  

noun

  1. a day of solemn prayer for all dead persons, observed by Roman Catholics and certain Anglicans, usually on November 2.

All Souls' Day British  

noun

  1. RC Church a day of prayer (Nov 2) for the dead in purgatory

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Etymology

Origin of All Souls' Day

First recorded in 1550–60

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