Christmas

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An Indian chief spoke about Christmas, and your missionary added remarks on the meaning of the word Christmas--the feast of Christ A report of the Sabbath-school showed that there had been an average attendance of forty-five.

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  1. noun A Christian feast commemorating the birth of Jesus.
  2. noun December 25, the day on which this feast is celebrated.
  3. noun Christmastide.

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  • This Christmas has been a tough one, not just for people like Terence but for everyone who's not got a job. —  Shropshire Star
  • "We offer grants to parishes willing to participate in what we call the Christmas tree program," Lovell said. —  theadvertiser.com -
  • Worries over lead paint in mass-market toys made the holidays a little brighter for handcrafted toy makers last year, but now the federal government's response to the scare has some workshops fearful that this Christmas might be their last. —  International Economic Law and Policy Blog
  • Like many people, my Christmas will be a quiet one. —  Kingsport Times News - Daily 5
  • The biggest challenge for me this Christmas was allowing my family to help with all the holiday prep. —  A Flyover Blog
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English Cristemas, from Old English Crīstes mæsse, Christ's festival : Crīst, Christ; see Christ + mæsse, festival; see Mass.

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  1. from Middle English Cristmas, Cristmes, Cristemasse, Cristesmesse (not in Anglo-Saxon) (= MD, kerstmisse, Dutch kersmis = Middle Low German kerstes-misse), i. e., Cristcs masse. Christ's mass or holy day: see Christ and mass.
 

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