Michaelmas
noun
Mich·ael·mas
ˈmi-kəl-məs 
: September 29 celebrated as the feast of St. Michael the Archangel
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Theoretically, Michaelmas is a Catholic feast day, but Rowan observes that this event doesn’t seem very Catholic.
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Michaelmas
noun
Mich·ael·mas
ˈmik-əl-məs
: September 29 celebrated as the feast of St. Michael the Archangel
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