Definitions for michaelmasˈmɪk əl məs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Mich•ael•masˈmɪk əl məs(n.)
Sept. 29, celebrated as the feast of the archangel Michael.
Category: British
Origin of Michaelmas:
bef. 1150; ME Mighelmes; OE (Sanct) Michaeles masse (St.) Michael's Mass
Princeton's WordNet
Michaelmas, Michaelmas Day, September 29(noun)
honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Wiktionary
Michaelmas(Noun)
A Christian feast in honour of the archangel Michael
Michaelmas(Noun)
29th September, the day it is celebrated
Webster Dictionary
Michaelmas(noun)
the feat of the archangel Michael, a church festival, celebrated on the 29th of September. Hence, colloquially, autumn
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Michaelmas
is the festival in honour of St. Michael and the angels, held on the 20th September, the day being one of the quarter days on which rents are levied.
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