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Childermass

Childermass 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 Childermass

pluralChildermasses

Questions about Childermass

What is Childermass the alternative form of?
Childermass is the alternative form of Childermas.

Words near Childermass in the dictionary

  1. Childeric
  2. Childermas
  3. Childermas-Day
  4. Childermas-Days
  5. Childermases
  6. Childermass
  7. Childermasses
  8. childern
  9. childers
  10. Childes
  11. childfree

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