- Saint Agnes's Eve
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/ag"ni siz/the night of January 20, superstitiously regarded as a time when a young woman who performs certain rites is likely to dream of her future husband.
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Saint Agnes's Eve
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Saint Agnes's Eve — n. the night of Jan. 20 when, in old superstition, a girl might have a vision of her future husband … English World dictionary
Saint Agnes's Eve — Saint Ag′nes s Eve′ [[t]ˈæg nɪ sɪz[/t]] n. the night of January 20, regarded as a time when a woman dreams of her future husband … From formal English to slang
Saint Agnes's Eve — noun a Christian holy day • Syn: ↑January 20 • Hypernyms: ↑Christian holy day • Part Holonyms: ↑January, ↑Jan * * * /ag ni siz/ the night of January 20, superstitiously regarded as a time when a young woman who performs certain rites is li … Useful english dictionary
Saint Agnes' Eve — noun Etymology: Saint Agnes Date: 1820 the night of January 20 when a woman is traditionally held to have a revelation of her future husband … New Collegiate Dictionary
St Agnes's Eve — noun 20 January, when, according to tradition, having performed certain rites, one may dream of the person that will be one s husband or wife • • • Main Entry: ↑saint … Useful english dictionary
Agnes — Agnes1 [ag′nis] n. [Fr Agnès < L Agnes, Hagnes < Gr hagnē, fem. of hagnos, chaste] a feminine name: dim. Aggie; equiv. Sp. Inez Agnes2 [ag′nis] Saint (died A.D. 304); Rom. virgin martyr: her day is Jan. 21: see also SAINT AGNES S EVE … English World dictionary
St Agnes's Eve — (20/1 January) Martyred in ad 303, St Agnes was the patron saint of young girls, so this was a favourite date for *love divinations a tradition which became widely known through Keats s poem The Eve of St Agnes , though his idea of the ritual… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Saint Agnes' Eve — noun The night of January 20, on which traditionally, if she performs certain rituals, a woman is supposed to have dreams of her future husband … Wiktionary
Agnes of Rome — Infobox Saint name=Saint Agnes birth date=c. 291 death date=c. 304 feast day=January 21; before Pope John XXIII revised the calendar, there was a second feast on January 28 venerated in=Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Churches, Oriental… … Wikipedia
Agnes — fem. proper name, mid 12c., from O.Fr. Agnes, from Gk. Hagne pure, chaste, from fem. of hagnos holy, from PIE *yag to worship, reverence (see HAGIOLOGY (Cf. hagiology)). St. Agnes, martyred 303 C.E., is patron saint of young girls, hence the folk … Etymology dictionary
