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Childermas-Day

Childermas-Day is the alternative form of Childermas.

Meaning of Childermas

Proper noun

Childermas (plural Childermases)

  1. A religious service and holiday commemorating the supposed Massacre of the Innocents in Judea around the time of the birth of Christ, typically observed on 28 December in Western Christianity and 29 December in Eastern Christianity; in Spanish and Latin American contexts, the day is frequently filled with light-hearted pranks similar to April Fools' Day.

Forms of Childermas-Day

pluralChildermas-Days

Questions about Childermas-Day

What is Childermas-Day the alternative form of?
Childermas-Day is the alternative form of Childermas.

Words near Childermas-Day in the dictionary

  1. childed
  2. childer
  3. Childer Thornton
  4. Childeric
  5. Childermas
  6. Childermas-Day
  7. Childermas-Days
  8. Childermases
  9. Childermass
  10. Childermasses
  11. childern

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