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Christmas day
noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The day on which Christmas is celebrated. It is December 25 in the West, and January 7 in some Eastern Orthodox churches.
"When Christmas Day falls upon a Saturday (as it did in 1736,) the Collect, Epistle and Gospel for St. Stephen's Day follows of Course, and no Notice is taken of the Sunday after Christmas Day"
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Christmas Day. alt-of
"The breakdown of our holidays into days of mere worldly diversion is pathetic—e. g.: Fourth of July without patriotism, Thanksgiving day without thanks and Christmas day without Christ. What insults to the Almighty! Let us make it not alone a Santa-mas, but a Christ-mas."
- 3 a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English Cristemasse day, from Old English Cristes mæssedæġ (“Christmas Day”, literally “day of Christ's mass”). Now equivalent to Christmas + day.
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