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St. Stephen's Day

Syllables: St. Ste·phen's DayUK/sənt ˈstiːvənz deɪ/

St. Stephen's Day proper noun: a Christian holiday commemorating Saint Stephen the protomartyr (first Christian martyr; died 34 C.E.), falling immediately after Christmas Day (on December 26 in the Western Church and on December 27 in the Eastern Orthodox Church).

st. stephen's day: a Christian holiday commemorating Saint Stephen the protomartyr (first Christian martyr; died 34...
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Proper noun

St. Stephen's Day (countable and uncountable, plural St. Stephen's Days)

  1. A Christian holiday commemorating Saint Stephen the protomartyr (first Christian martyr; died 34 C.E.), falling immediately after Christmas Day (on December 26 in the Western Church and on December 27 in the Eastern Orthodox Church).
    • And the Commonalty having renewed their Petition on the Friday following, being Chriſtmas Day: And the King's Will being known, and his Warrant obtained, the ſaid Charter, which confirmed the Perambulation, was ſealed on Saturday, being St. Stephen’s Day, in a little Houſe near the Severn...1717, William Nelson, “Purlieu”, in Manwood’s Treatise of the Forest Laws: Shewing Not Only the Laws Now in Force, but the Original of Forests, What They are, and How They Differ from Chases, Parks...
    • […] Dugdale, in his Origines Judiciales, gives a long and particular account of the revelry at the Temple, on each of the twelve days of Christmas, in the year 1562. It appears from this document, that the hospitable rites of St. Stephen's Day, St. John's Day, and Twelfth Day, were ordered to be...1821, Sholto Percy [pseudonym; Joseph Clinton Robertson], Reuben Percy [pseudonym; Thomas Byerley], The Percy Anecdotes. Original and Select, London: Printed for T. Boys, Ludgate Hill, →OCLC, page 163
    Synonyms:
    Boxing Day, Feast of Saint Stephen, Feast of Stephen, Wren Day

St. Stephen's Day meaning in Malay and Indonesian

St. Stephen's Day in Malay

Christian holiday commemorating Saint Stephen
Hari Santo Stefanus

St. Stephen's Day in Indonesian

Christian holiday commemorating Saint Stephen
Hari Santo Stefanus, Pesta Santo Stefanus

Synonyms of St. Stephen's Day

Forms of St. Stephen's Day

pluralSt. Stephen's Days
alternative formSaint Stephen's Day
alternative formSt Stephen's Day

Words formed from St. Stephen's Day

  • St. Stephen's Day pie

Questions about St. Stephen's Day

What does St. Stephen's Day mean?
St. Stephen's Day means a Christian holiday commemorating Saint Stephen the protomartyr (first Christian martyr; died 34 C.E.), falling immediately after Christmas Day (on December 26 in the Western Church and on December 27 in the Eastern Orthodox Church).
What is St. Stephen's Day in Malay?
St. Stephen's Day in Malay is Hari Santo Stefanus. See St. Stephen's Day meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is St. Stephen's Day?
St. Stephen's Day is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce St. Stephen's Day?
St. Stephen's Day is pronounced /sənt ˈstiːvənz deɪ/ (UK).

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