Lammas Definition

lăməs
noun
A harvest festival formerly held in England on Aug. 1, when bread baked from the first crop of wheat was consecrated at Mass.
Webster's New World
A Christian feast formerly celebrated in commemoration of Saint Peter's deliverance from prison.
American Heritage
This day (Lammas Day) or this time (Lammastide) of the year.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • August 1
  • lammas-day
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Origin of Lammas

  • Middle English Lammasse from Old English hlāfmæsse hlāf loaf mæsse Mass Mass

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • from Old English hlafmæsse (loaf mass, harvest festival)

    From Wiktionary

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