Walpurgis
[vahl-poo r-gis]
- Saint,a.d. c710–780, English missionary and abbess in Germany: feast day May 1.
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Examples from the Web for walpurgis
Contemporary Examples
It is matched six months away by the festival of May Day and by the eve of Walpurgis Night which precedes it.
Historical Examples
Zschokke tells a story of a Walpurgis Night dream that is more a vision than a dream.
The Book of Hallowe'enRuth Edna Kelley
In a word, putting one in mind of the parvenu in the ‘Walpurgis Nacht.’
The Romany RyeGeorge Borrow
Charles, poor lad, had not as yet had much experience of Walpurgis nights.
RavenshoeHenry Kingsley
There was nothing of Walpurgis in their stereotyped allurement.
CarnivalCompton Mackenzie
He crossed himself, as he answered laconically: 'Walpurgis nacht.'
Dracula's GuestBram Stoker