Christmas (noun)
Christ·mas [kris-muhs]
noun
1. the annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus: celebrated on December 25 and now generally observed as a legal holiday and an occasion for exchanging gifts.
2. Christmastime.
3. Christmastide.
Related Words for christmas
Yule, Yuletide, Xmas, Noel, Christmastide
Origin: before 1150; Middle English cristmasse; Old English Cristes mǣsse Mass of Christ
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Contemporary Examples of christmas
In the wee hours of Christmas morning, a flight deal was shared in an exclusive Facebook group for urban travelers.
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‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement
Charlise Ferguson
January 4, 2015
Plenty of Jewish kids today grow up with a Christmas tree next to their menorah.
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Harry Potter and the Torah of Terror
Candida Moss, Joel Baden
January 4, 2015
So this is Christmas , as the song goes, and what have we done?
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No Gods, No Cops, No Masters
James Poulos
January 1, 2015
This is the first Christmas I can remember when the news was all about cops and race.
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No Gods, No Cops, No Masters
James Poulos
January 1, 2015
And that was well before this Christmas , when he appeared to joke about Obama being a Muslim.
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How James Woods Became Obama’s Biggest Twitter Troll
Asawin Suebsaeng
December 31, 2014
Historical Examples of christmas
Christmas was a merry day to all but the major, who did not like the engagement any better than before.
Weighed and Wanting
George MacDonald
Even at Christmas , 1597, Shakespeare's passion has reached the height of a sex-duel.
The Man Shakespeare
Frank Harris
As much as was possible, the hospital rested on that Christmas Day.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Christmas morning had brought Sidney half a dozen gifts.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Christmas excitement had not died out in the ward when Carlotta went back to it.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
