- St Agnes's Eve
- St Agnes's Eve noun20 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
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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
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'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
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
Saint Agnes's Eve — /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. * * * … Universalium
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
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eve — means ‘the evening or day before’ (as in Christmas Eve) and, in figurative use, also means ‘the time just before an event’ (as in the eve of the election). In the following examples, eve is literal in the first two phrases, is figurative in the… … Modern English usage
