All Hallow Even

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• Hallow — is a word usually used as a verb, meaning to make holy or sacred, to sanctify or consecrate, to venerate . [cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hallow|date=2007 01 15|accessdate=2007 01 23|title=Dictionary.com|publisher=Lexico… …   Wikipedia

• hallow-e'en — n.; (also hallow even) Eve or vigil of All Saints, the night of 31st October …   New dictionary of synonyms

• halloween — [ alɔwin ] n. f. • mil. XXe; mot angl. (1556), abrév. de All Hallow Even « veille de la Toussaint » ♦ Anglic. Au Canada et aux États Unis, Fête annuelle (31 octobre), comparable à la mi carême, à l occasion de laquelle les enfants masqués et… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Halloween — (also Hallowe en) ► NOUN ▪ the night of 31 October, the eve of All Saints Day. ORIGIN contraction of All Hallow Even (see HALLOW(Cf. ↑hallow), EVEN(Cf. ↑evenness)) …   English terms dictionary

• Halloween — Abend vor Allerheiligen; 31. Oktober * * * Hal|lo|ween 〈[ hæloʊwi:n] n.; od. s, s〉 Abend vor Allerheiligen, 31. Oktober, an dem sich nach dem Volksglauben Gespenster umtun u. der vor allem in den USA mit verschiedenen Riten gefeiert wird… …   Universal-Lexikon

• Halloween (disambiguation) — Halloween is a tradition celebrated on the night of October 31, also known as Hallowe en, All hallow even, All Hallows Eve, Hallow Eve, and All Saints Eve.Halloween may also refer to:In film:*Halloween (film series), all the films ** Halloween… …   Wikipedia

• Falloween — (fawl.oh.WEEN) n. An extended celebration or observance of Halloween, often beginning several weeks before the day; the retail season that extends from the beginning of fall through Halloween and Thanksgiving in the U.S.. Example Citations:… …   New words

• Halloween — (also Hallowe en) noun the night of 31 October, the eve of All Saints Day. Origin C18: contr. of All Hallow Even (see hallow, even2) …   English new terms dictionary

• Halloween — [hal΄ə wēn′, häl΄ə wēn′] n. [contr. < all hallow even (see ALLHALLOWS); hallow < OE halga, definite form of halig (see HOLY) in sense “holy person, hence saint”] the day or, esp., the evening of Oct. 31, now generally celebrated by… …   English World dictionary

• Halloween — also Hallowe en noun Etymology: short for All Hallow Even (All Saints Eve) Date: circa 1700 October 31 observed especially with dressing up in disguise, trick or treating, and displaying jack o lanterns during the evening …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Halloween — Hal|low|een Hallowe en [ˌhæləuˈi:n US lou ] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: All Hallow Even All Saints Eve ; HALLOWED] the night of October 31st, which is now celebrated by children, who dress in ↑costumes and go from house to house asking for… …   Dictionary of contemporary English