All Hallows
Saints' feast day
All Hallows is an old name for All Saints' Day, the Christian feast on November 1 honoring all saints.
The eve of All Hallows—All Hallows' Eve—became Halloween.
The term survives mainly in historical or religious contexts: the church of All Hallows by the Tower.
Canonized religious figures
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
liturgy · vigil · vespers · martyrs · relics · canonization · beatification · intercession
Gathering mature crops
- OctoberYear's tenth month
- pumpkinsLarge orange autumn gourds
- gourdsHard-rinded fleshy fruits
- fallen leavesDropped deciduous foliage
frost · twilight · cider · cornucopia · autumn chill · woodsmoke · dusk · seasonal
Occupied by ghosts
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
spirits · wraiths · phantoms · uncanny · macabre · ominous · shadowy · graveyard
Clothes for assuming roles
- trick-or-treatHalloween candy solicitation
- jack-o'-lanternsCarved pumpkins with lights
- candySugary edible treats
- masksFace-covering disguises
disguises · revelry · mischief · apple bobbing · parties · parade · bonfires · lanterns
saints
Canonized religious figures
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- venerationProfound admiring respect
reverence · liturgy · vigil · vespers · martyrs · relics · canonization · beatification · intercession · communion
harvest
Gathering mature crops
fallen leaves · frost · twilight · cider · cornucopia · autumn chill · woodsmoke · dusk · seasonal · equinox
haunted
Occupied by ghosts
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
apparition · spirits · wraiths · phantoms · uncanny · macabre · ominous · shadowy · graveyard · cemetery
costumes
Clothes for assuming roles
- trick-or-treatHalloween candy solicitation
- jack-o'-lanternsCarved pumpkins with lights
- candySugary edible treats
masks · disguises · revelry · mischief · apple bobbing · parties · parade · bonfires · lanterns · sweet treats
Samhain
Celtic harvest-end observance
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- veilFabric that obscures
- otherworldSupernatural plane of existence
spirits · druids · bonfires · Celtic · pagan · turnips · offerings · divination · hearth · threshold
All HallowsEaster
Resurrection commemoration day
Christmas · Good Friday · Ash Wednesday · Pentecost · Epiphany
All HallowsHalloween
October 31st festival
All Hallows' Eve · Samhain · trick-or-treat · Devil's Night · Day of the Dead
All HallowsAll Souls' Day
Day to pray for souls in purgatory
All Souls · Hell · damnation · lost souls · Día de los Muertos
all, hallow, hallows, hallowed, hallowing, Halloween, holy, holiness, unholy