Lammas

Lam·mas

 (lăm′əs)

n.

1.

a. A Christian feast formerly celebrated in England, during which bread from the season's first wheat was consecrated at Mass in thanksgiving for the harvest.

b. A Christian feast formerly celebrated in commemoration of Saint Peter's deliverance from prison.

2. August 1, the day on which these feasts were celebrated.

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[Middle English Lammasse, from Old English hlāfmæsse : hlāf, loaf; see loaf + mæsse, Mass; see Mass.]

Lammas

(ˈlæməs)

n

1. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church Aug 1, held as a feast, commemorating St Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison

2. (Anglicanism) Also called: Lammas Day the same day formerly observed in England as a harvest festival. In Scotland Lammas is a quarter day

[Old English hlāfmæsse loaf mass]

Lam•mas

(ˈlæm əs)

n.

a former festival in England, held on August 1, in which bread made from the first harvest of corn was blessed.

[before 900; Middle English Lammesse, Old English hlāmmæsse, hlāfmæsse. See loaf¹, mass²]

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Lammas - commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England August 1, Lammas Day quarter day - a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due