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Definition of Christmastide
1. Noun. Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.
Terms within: Boxing Day
Group relationships: Jan, January, Dec, December
Generic synonyms: Season
Definition of Christmastide
1. n. The season of Christmas.
Definition of Christmastide
1. Noun. The Christmas season. ¹
2. Noun. The Twelve Days of Christmas. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Christmastide
Literary usage of Christmastide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Way to Bethlehem by William Allen Knight (1912)
"christmastide PILGRIMAGE T is christmastide here in America — christmastide in
I know not how many lands over-seas. By that token, if your eye is not dimmed ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"During the revelries of christmastide, 1569, after dancing before the queen, he
received a public affront from her, which induced him to retire from the ..."
3. Handbook of Canadian Literature (English) by Archibald MacMurchy (1906)
"... Beams the log-wood's cheery welcome, and his wild, despairing cries Are heard
by joyous hearts that glide In the settlers' dance at christmastide. ..."
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