All Hallows

Proper noun

Meaning

(archaic) The saints, taken collectively. [from 10th c.]

(chiefly archaic) All Saints' Day, the 1st of November; the Christian feast day honoring all Christian saints. [from 10th c.]

Examples

All Saints' Day The Roman Catholic holy day of All Saints (or All Hallows) was introduced in the year 609, but was originally celebrated on 13 May. Source: Internet

All Hallows churchyard conjures up memories of Johnny Eagle, a Romany strongman and magician dad used to take me to see. Source: Internet

All Hallows 18 (1998); in Howard's Touchstones: Essays on the Fantastic. Source: Internet

All Hallows 4 (1993); Fantasy Commentator 57/58 (2004); in Howard's Touchstones: Essays on the Fantastic. Source: Internet

Celebrating All Hallows Eve as a time of the wandering deadthe people would set out food and drink for the spirits to consume on their way to the otherworld. Source: Internet

In France, some Christian families, on the night of All Hallows' Eve, prayed beside the graves of their loved ones, setting down dishes full of milk for them. Source: Internet

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