Christmas

['krɪsməs]

Definition

(noun.) a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland.

(noun.) period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.

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Definition

(n.) An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particular church service, and also by special gifts, greetings, and hospitality.

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Definition

n. an annual festival originally a mass in memory of the birth of Christ held on the 25th of December.—ns. Christ′mas-box a box containing Christmas presents: a Christmas gift; Christ′mas-card a card more or less ornamented sent from friend to friend at this season; Christ′mas-eve the evening before Christmas; Christ′mas-rose or -flow′er the Helleborus niger flowering in winter; Christ′mas-tree a tree usually fir set up in a room and loaded with Christmas presents.

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Unserious Contents or Definition

A widely observed holiday on which the past nor the future is of so much interest as the present.

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