Michaelmas Day
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Michaelmas Day — noun honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland • Syn: ↑Michaelmas, ↑September 29 • Hypernyms: ↑quarter day • Part Holonyms: ↑September, ↑Sep, ↑Sept … Useful english dictionary
Michaelmas Day — 29th September. Feast of St. Michael the Archangel. A quarter day … Medieval glossary
Michaelmas Island — … Wikipedia
Michaelmas — For other uses, see Michaelmas (disambiguation). Saint Michael the Archangel Michaelmas, the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel (also the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, the Feast of the Archangels, or the Feast of Saint Michael… … Wikipedia
Michaelmas goose — In past centuries, the traditional connection between Michaelmas and the goose was as strong as it is today between Christmas and the turkey. Everybody who could afford to ate a goose on St Michael s Day (29 September), and had probably been… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Michaelmas — /mik euhl meuhs/, n. Chiefly Brit. a festival celebrated on September 29 in honor of the archangel Michael. Also called Michaelmas Day. [bef. 1150; ME Mighelmes; OE (Sanct) Michaeles masse (St.) Michael s mass] * * * ▪ Christian festival… … Universalium
Michaelmas — The feast of St Michael the Archangel, 29 September, is one of the *Quar ter Days, a date for the payment of rents and the beginning or ending of hiring engagements (see *hiring fairs). It was also a day for feasting, the traditional fare… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Michaelmas — /ˈmɪkəlməs/ (say mikuhlmuhs) noun a Christian festival celebrated on 29 September in honour of the archangel Michael. Also, Michaelmas Day. {Middle English, Old English (Sanct) Michaeles masse (St) Michael s mass} …
Michaelmas Island — /mɪkəlməs ˈaɪlənd/ (say mikuhlmuhs uyluhnd) noun the northern island of two islands lying to the east of King George Sound in southern WA. {so called because of its discovery on Michaelmas Day, 1791} …
Michaelmas (disambiguation) — Michaelmas is a day in the Christian calendar. Michaelmas may also refer to: Michaelmas (novel), a science fiction novel by Algis Budrys Michaelmas term, the first term of the academic years of several United Kingdom universities Michaelmas Term… … Wikipedia
