St. Stephen's Days
St. Stephen's Days is the plural of St. Stephen's Day.
Meaning of St. Stephen's Day
Proper noun
St. Stephen's Day (countable and uncountable, plural St. Stephen's Days)
- 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...
- Synonyms:
- Boxing Day, Feast of Saint Stephen, Feast of Stephen, Wren Day
Forms of St. Stephen's Days
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Questions about St. Stephen's Days
- What is St. Stephen's Days the plural of?
- St. Stephen's Days is the plural of St. Stephen's Day.
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