Lammas
[ lam-uhs ]
/ ˈlæm əs /
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noun
a former festival in England, held on August 1, in which bread made from the first harvest of corn was blessed.
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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Also called Lammas Day .
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Lammas
/ (ˈlæməs) /
noun
RC Church Aug 1, held as a feast, commemorating St Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison
Also called: Lammas Day the same day formerly observed in England as a harvest festival. In Scotland Lammas is a quarter day
Word Origin for Lammas
Old English hlāfmæsse loaf mass
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