Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A Christian festival observed from December 24, Christmas Eve, to January 5, the eve of Epiphany.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The season of Christmas.
Wiktionary
- n. The Christmas season.
- n. The Twelve Days of Christmas.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The season of Christmas.
WordNet 3.0
- n. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
Etymologies
- Christmas + -tide (“period around a festival”) (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Christmastide is something special to me, something sacred that has nothing to do with mythology and fable.”
“I present you with this golden package, which does not contain Christmastide gold and frankincense and myrrh.”
“After four weeks of Advent, we follow with 40 days of Christmas called Christmastide, with the main emphasis on the time between the Nativity of our Lord and the Epiphany.”
“[Y] From "Christmastide," published by the Chicago Kindergarten College, copyright, 1902.”
“Great posts Susan and Sharon, o wise women of Christmastide.”
“Following Advent and Christmastide, Epiphany is the liturgical season during which the Christian tradition has, in theory, stressed the religious inclusion that comes from God's manifestation in Christ and the revelation of that presence to humanity.”
The Huffington Post: Christopher Cocca: The Radical Welcome of Epiphany
“Christmastide is the time of year when the Western media focuses some attention on the dwindling Christian population in the Middle East.”
The Huffington Post: Stephen Zunes: U.S. Deserves Its Share of Blame for Fate of Arab Christians
“Moreover, the congregation (50-60 on a usual Sunday at 7 a.m., small probably because of the early hour) joins in singing one of three mass ordinary settings: 'Orbis factor' during the year; 'De angelis' during Christmastide, Eastertide, and on 1st-class feasts; and Kyrie XVII (Kyrie salve) during Advent and Lent.”
“White lights were diamond gems, stars of the Christmastide.”
“So as we end the twelve days of Christmastide, let us take as our motto for this new year the message of the angels -- Fear not!”
TEXAS FAITH: Confronting a new year and a new decade | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com
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