Lammas
Americannoun
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a former festival in England, held on August 1, in which bread made from the first harvest of corn was blessed.
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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.
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RC Church Aug 1, held as a feast, commemorating St Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison
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Also called: Lammas Day. the same day formerly observed in England as a harvest festival. In Scotland Lammas is a quarter day
Etymology
Origin of Lammas
before 900; Middle English Lammesse, Old English hlāmmæsse, hlāfmæsse. See loaf 1, Mass
Example Sentences
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Hudson Pacific will instead focus on its commercial office business, as well as “higher performing segments of our studio business,” Mark Lammas, President of Hudson Pacific, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Lammas, which falls on Aug. 1, is the least known today.
From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2023
Party member Robbie Lammas, part of a “Liz for Leader” contingent at the Eastbourne event, said he likes Truss’s “more optimistic view” of the economy.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2022
The old ways, said Mr. Lammas, the engineering chief, had merit.
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2016
One thing I did know from hard experience: a master's promise to a prentice is likely to be redeemed only at the last Lammas, as they say—which is to say never.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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