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Allhallowtide

American  
[awl-hal-oh-tahyd] / ˌɔlˈhæl oʊˌtaɪd /

noun

Archaic.

  1. the time or season of All Saints' Day.

Allhallowtide British  
/ ˌɔːlˈhæləʊˌtaɪd /

noun

  1. the season of All Saints' Day (Allhallows)

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Etymology

Origin of Allhallowtide

First recorded in 1540–50; Allhallow(s) + tide 1

Example Sentences

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Thus, the ebbing and flowing of the tide have formed a very early notation; and we still retain in our language the traces of its application in Whitsuntide, Shrovetide, Allhallowtide, &c.

From Sound Mind or, Contributions to the natural history and physiology of the human intellect by Haslam, John

The tyrannous star chambers, branding irons, chimerical kings and surplices at Allhallowtide, they are gone or with immense velocity going.

From Historical Essays by Rhodes, James Ford

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