Santa-mas
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of Santamas. alt-of, alternative
"Last year all were greatly pleased with the new “White Christmas” celebration, a plan by which the occasion is a[]real Christ-mas and not a Santa-mas, that being left for the homes. […] 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."
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More examples"Last year all were greatly pleased with the new “White Christmas” celebration, a plan by which the occasion is a[]real Christ-mas and not a Santa-mas, that being left for the homes. […] 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."
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