Childermas
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Childermas — [chil′dər məs] n. [ME childermasse < OE cildramæsse < cildra, of infants (see CHILD) + mæsse, MASS1] former name for HOLY INNOCENTS DAY … English World dictionary
Childermas day — Chil dermas day [AS. cildam[ae]sse d[ae]g; cild child +d[ae]g day.] (Eccl.) A day (December 28) observed by mass or festival in commemoration of the children slain by Herod at Bethlehem; called also {Holy Innocent s Day}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Childermas — /chil deuhr meuhs/, n. Chiefly Brit. See Holy Innocents Day. [bef. 1000; ME chyldermasse, equiv. to OE cildra (gen. pl. of cild CHILD) + maesse MASS] * * * … Universalium
Childermas — Festival of the Holy Innocents, 28 December, which commemorated Herod s slaughter of the children. [< OldEngl. cildamassedag < cild = child + masse = mass + dag = day] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
CHILDERMAS — a festival to commemorate the massacre of the children by Herod … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Childermas — The old English popular name for Holy Innocents Day (which see) … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Childermas — n. religious holiday of Holy Innocents Day … English contemporary dictionary
Childermas — [ tʃɪldəmas] noun archaic the feast of the Holy Innocents, 28 December. Origin OE cildramæsse, from cildra of children + mæsse (see Mass) … English new terms dictionary
Childermas — /ˈtʃɪldəmæs/ (say childuhmas) noun Holy Innocents Day, a Christian religious observance celebrated on December 28. {Middle English, Old English cylda mæsse children s mass} …
Childermas — see *Holy Innocents Day … A Dictionary of English folklore
