Feast of St. Peter's Chains

noun

See under Lammas(def 2).

Definition for feast of st peter's chains (2 of 2)

Lammas
[ lam-uh s ]
/ ˈlæm əs /

noun

a former festival in England, held on August 1, in which bread made from the first harvest of corn was blessed.
a festival (Feast of St. Peter's Chains) observed by Roman Catholics on August 1, in memory of St. Peter's imprisonment and his miraculous deliverance.
Also called Lammas Day.

Origin of Lammas

before 900; Middle English Lammesse, Old English hlāmmæsse, hlāfmæsse. See loaf1, Mass

British Dictionary definitions for feast of st peter's chains

Lammas
/ (ˈlæməs) /

noun

RC Church Aug 1, held as a feast, commemorating St Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison
Also called: Lammas Day the same day formerly observed in England as a harvest festival. In Scotland Lammas is a quarter day

Word Origin for Lammas

Old English hlāfmæsse loaf mass