noun
Christmas
KRIHS-muhs
noun
1
The Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus, held on December 25th.
"We always spend Christmas with my grandparents."
"The shops start playing Christmas music in November."
adj
1
Coloured red and green, the traditional colours of the holiday.
"She wore a Christmas sweater with a reindeer on it."
verb
1
To celebrate or spend the Christmas season somewhere.
"They christmased in the mountains last year."
How to Use Christmas
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe yearly holiday on December 25th celebrating the birth of Jesus, widely marked with gift-giving and family gatherings even by non-religious people.
Common pairings
Christmas Day
Christmas dinner
spend Christmas
Merry Christmas
Word Forms
Christmased past tense, Christmassed past tense, Christmases singular, Christmasses singular
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Etymology
From Old English Crīstes mæsse, literally \"Christ's mass\" — the church service celebrating Christ's birth.