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Twelfth Day

UK/ˈtwɛlfθ ˈdeɪ/

Twelfth Day proper noun: synonym of Epiphany (“an annual Christian feast on the twelfth day after Christmas Day (6 January) celebrating the appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi”).

twelfth day: synonym of Epiphany (“an annual Christian feast on the twelfth day after Christmas Day (6 January)...
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Proper noun

Twelfth Day (plural Twelfth Days)

  1. Synonym of Epiphany (“an annual Christian feast on the twelfth day after Christmas Day (6 January) celebrating the appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi”).
    • A Sermon preached by Maiſter Hugh Latimer on Tvvelfth day, at Grimſtrope. Anno. 1553.1607, Hugh Latimer, “A Sermon Preached by Maister Hugh Latimer on Tvvelfth Day, at Grimstrope. Anno. 1553.”, in Fruitfull Sermons Preached by the Right Reuerend Father, and Constant Martyr of Iesus...
    • A Preſbyter of the Church of England has long officiated in a Meeting Houſe of this ſeceding deſcription, in London; but that is not all, he ordains too: […] But I would ſay both to the ordainer and the ordained, by what authority doſt thou theſe things, and who gave thee this authorty? […] [A]s to...1799, Edward Barry, The Friendly Call of Truth and Reason to a New Species of Dissenters, Reading, Berkshire: Printed for the author, and sold by Elmsley & Bremner, in the Strand, London; Smart &...

Examples of Twelfth Day in a sentence

  • The Epiphany is called Twelfth Day, because it falls on the twelfth day after Christmas Day.1828, William Pulleyn, “Section X. Eras, Months, Weeks, Days, &c.”, in The Etymological Compendium, or Portfolio of Origins and Inventions...
  • In France, previously to the revolution, this mode of celebrating twelfth day prevailed as well at court as among the people in general.1847, Robert Sears, “France”, in Scenes and Sketches in Continental Europe: Embracing Descriptions of France, Portugal, Spain, Italy...
  • […] Epiphany is a Christian feast, also known as Twelfth Day, as it is the twelfth day after Christmas.2008, Susan Wiggs, “Epiphany”, in Snowfall at Willow Lake (The Lakeshore Chronicles; 4), Don Mills, Ont.: Mira Books, →ISBN:

Synonyms of Twelfth Day

Forms of Twelfth Day

pluralTwelfth Days

Origin of Twelfth Day

From the fact that Epiphany is the twelfth day after Christmas Day.

Questions about Twelfth Day

What does Twelfth Day mean?
Twelfth Day means synonym of Epiphany (“an annual Christian feast on the twelfth day after Christmas Day (6 January) celebrating the appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi”).
How do you use Twelfth Day in a sentence?
The Epiphany is called Twelfth Day, because it falls on the twelfth day after Christmas Day.
What part of speech is Twelfth Day?
Twelfth Day is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Twelfth Day?
Twelfth Day is pronounced /ˈtwɛlfθ ˈdeɪ/ (UK).

Words near Twelfth Day in the dictionary

  1. twelfhyndmen
  2. twelfth
  3. twelfth cake
  4. twelfth cakes
  5. twelfth cranial nerve
  6. Twelfth Day
  7. twelfth day cake
  8. twelfth day cakes
  9. Twelfth Days
  10. twelfth grade
  11. twelfth grader

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