"month's mind" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: months' minds [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English monethes mynde under influence from Medieval Latin dies mensis (“day of the month”) and Old English ġemynd, whose principal sense was "memory". Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|monethes mynde}} Middle English monethes mynde, {{der|en|ML.|dies mensis||day of the month}} Medieval Latin dies mensis (“day of the month”), {{inh|en|ang|ġemynd}} Old English ġemynd Head templates: {{en-noun|months' minds}} month's mind (plural months' minds)
  1. (Christianity, now chiefly Ireland and Scotland) A requiem mass or other commemoration of a dead person held one month after burial. Wikipedia link: month's mind Tags: Ireland, Scotland Categories (topical): Christianity, Death, Months, Roman Catholicism Synonyms: trental, month's end, month mind Related terms: year's mind, twelvemonth's mind
    Sense id: en-month's_mind-en-noun-NorP4DPy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English, Scottish English Topics: Christianity

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