Allhallowtide

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Allhallowtide

(ˌɔːlˈhæləʊˌtaɪd)
n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) the season of All Saints' Day (Allhallows)
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Noun1.Allhallowtide - the season of All Saints' DayAllhallowtide - the season of All Saints' Day  
season - a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season"
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Christianity borrowed older pagan practices to produce a three-day Allhallowtide, 'hallow' a cognate of 'hollow' or sacred, of the saints.
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" Yes, it's all become a bit of a joke whenY it's meant to begin the ultra-serious and respectful three-day observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all those millions of faithful departed believers.
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