month's mind

noun Roman Catholic Church.

a Requiem Mass said on the thirtieth day after a person's death or burial.

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Origin of month's mind

1425–75; late Middle English moneth mynde

Words nearby month's mind

montgomery village, montgomery, bernard, montgomeryshire, month, month of sundays, a, month's mind, montherlant, monthly, monthly meeting, monticellite, monticello
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British Dictionary definitions for month's mind

month's mind

noun

RC Church a Mass celebrated in remembrance of a person one month after his death
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