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month's mind

American

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

a Requiem Mass said on the thirtieth day after a person's death or burial.

month's mind British

noun

RC Church a Mass celebrated in remembrance of a person one month after his death

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Etymology

Origin of month's mind

1425–75; late Middle English moneth mynde

Example Sentences

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A month's mind mass for Constable Kerr is due to be held in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Beragh at 1500 on 3 May.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2011

I see you have a month’s mind to them.

From Two Gentlemen of Verona The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Clark, William George

I've a month's mind to go with him.

From The Recruiting Officer by Farquhar, George

He treated her, and her only, with an air of neglect she could not altogether account for, and she was in month's mind to make the young cavalier crouch at her feet.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John

The which he should not have this day but that I have a month's mind to a slashte wastcote which hitherto he hath soured upon.

From The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty by Beck, L. Adams (Lily Adams)

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