Christmas Day en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English Cristemasse day, from Old English Cristes mæssedæġ (“Christmas Day”, literally “day of Christ's mass”). Now equivalent to Christmas + day.
Meanings
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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
1737, Thomas Collins, The rubrick of the Church of England, examin'd and consider'd:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xmas day | Abbr=Yes, Polite=Infm | alternative | lexicographic |
| X'mas Day | Abbr=Yes, Polite=Infm | alternative | lexicographic |
| X-mas day | Abbr=Yes, Polite=Infm | alternative | lexicographic |
| Xmas Day | Abbr=Yes, Polite=Infm | alternative | lexicographic |
| Christmas Days | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| X-mas Day | Abbr=Yes, Polite=Infm | alternative | lexicographic |
| X'mas day | Abbr=Yes, Polite=Infm | alternative | lexicographic |
| Christmas day | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Relateds
St. Stephen's Day · Jesus Day · holy day · Boxing Day · Lord's Day · Christmas Eve
Translations (37)
eo kristnaskotago. Kristnaska Tago (the 25th/24th of December) · nb første juledag (the 25th/24th of December) · kl juullip-ullua (the 25th/24th of December) · fr jour de Noël (the 25th/24th of December) · vi ngày Giáng sinh (the 25th/24th of December) · tr bocuk (the 25th/24th of December) · is fyrsti í jólum (the 25th/24th of December) · nl kerstdag (the 25th/24th of December) · ang middes wintres mæssedæġ (the 25th/24th of December) · kl juullerujussuaq (the 25th/24th of December) · ca dia de Nadal (the 25th/24th of December) · gd Là Nollaige (the 25th/24th of December) · izh Joulunpäivä (the 25th/24th of December) · pl pierwszy dzień świąt (the 25th/24th of December) · ru Рождество́ (the 25th/24th of December) · gl día de Nadal (the 25th/24th of December) · sv juldagen (the 25th/24th of December) · nn første juledag (the 25th/24th of December) · da første juledag (the 25th/24th of December) · pt dia de Natal (the 25th/24th of December) · nb juledagen (the 25th/24th of December) · ga Nollaig (the 25th/24th of December) · el ημέρα Χριστουγέννων (the 25th/24th of December) · is jóladagur (the 25th/24th of December) · ang ġēoldæġ (the 25th/24th of December) · lkt Waníkiya Tȟúŋpi Aŋpétu (the 25th/24th of December) · ang Cristes mæssedæġ (the 25th/24th of December) · fi joulupäivä (the 25th/24th of December) · pl Boże Narodzenie (the 25th/24th of December) · cs první svátek vánoční (the 25th/24th of December) · nn juledagen (the 25th/24th of December) · vo kritidadel (the 25th/24th of December) · gl Nadal (the 25th/24th of December) · de Weihnachtstag (the 25th/24th of December) · tl Kapaskuhan (the 25th/24th of December) · fo jóladagur (the 25th/24th of December) · vi ngày lễ Nô-en (the 25th/24th of December)