| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory.[Wordnet]. | |
| Expression | 1. The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: All Souls' Day
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| All Souls' Day | 1: The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: A day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
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Specialty Expressions: All Souls' Day
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| All Souls' Day | Literature | 1: According to tradition, a pilgrim, returning from the Holy Land, was compelled by a storm to land on a rocky island, where he found a hermit, who told him that among the cliffs of the island was an opening into the infernal regions through which huge flames ascended, and where the groans of the tormented were distinctly audible. The pilgrim told Odilo, abbot of Clugny, of this; and the abbot appointed the day following, which was November 2nd, to be set apart for the benefit of souls in purgatory. 2: The 2nd of November, so called because the Roman Catholics on that day seek by prayer and almsgiving to alleviate the sufferings of souls in purgatory. It was first instituted in the monastery of Clugny, in 993. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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