fireside en · NOUN
Etymology
From fire + side.
Meanings
- The area near a domestic fire or hearth.
- (broadly, qualifier:symbolic) One's home.
- (broadly) Home life.
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(Mormonism) A supplementary meeting in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Thomas (that is not his real name) was one who had lost his way. We became acquainted at a special fireside attended by members one doesn’t normally see on Sunday[...] The day before, Thomas’s father had invited him to attend the fireside.
1999 April, Keith B. McMullin, “Welcome Home”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):At a Brigham Young University fireside, President Hunter said, “If you feel that … what you do this year or in the years to come does not make you very famous, take heart[...]”
1994 October, Rex D. Pinegar, “The Simple Things”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fire-side | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| firesides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (8)
el παραγώνι (Translations) · tr ocakbaşı (Translations) · gl lar (Translations) · ru у ками́на (Translations) · de Kaminecke (Translations) · nv honibąąh (Translations) · es alrededor de la chimenea (Translations) · tr şömine kenarı (Translations)