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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024Christ•mas /ˈkrɪsməs/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable* countable]- Religionthe annual festival of the Christian church commemorating Jesus' birth, celebrated in the Western Church on December 25.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Christ•mas (kris′məs),USA pronunciation n. - Religionthe 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.
- ReligionChristmastime.
- ReligionChristmastide.
- bef. 1150; Middle English cristmasse; Old English Cristes mǣsse Mass of Christ
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ n - the annual commemoration by Christians of the birth of Jesus Christ on Dec 25
- Also called: Christmas Day Dec 25, observed as a day of secular celebrations when gifts and greetings are exchanged
- (as modifier): Christmas celebrations
- Also called: Christmas Day (in England, Wales and Ireland) Dec 25, one of the four quarter days
Compare Lady Day, Midsummer's Day, Michaelmas
Also called: Christmastide the season of Christmas extending from Dec 24 (Christmas Eve) to Jan 6 (the festival of the Epiphany or Twelfth Night)
Etymology: Old English Crīstes mæsse Mass of Christ |