单词 | petertide |
释义 | Petertiden. Christian Church. The feast of St Peter (in the Church of England) and of St Peter and St Paul (in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches), celebrated on 29 June; (more generally) the period around this day. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > Petertide > [noun] Petertide1859 1859 Hereford Jrnl. 27 July 6/1 A circular,..induced by the recurrence of their annual meeting at Petertide, prompts the Dean and Chapter of Llandaff to present..a record of their proceedings during the past year. 1912 C. Mackenzie Carnival xxxiv. 349 Well, being in the city, I suppose we must follow city manners, but darn 'ee, I never thought to go gazing at dancing like maidens at Petertide. 1975 Church Times 7 Mar. 12/5 I look forward to my ordination at Petertide conscious of the numerous people who have made it possible. 1991 D. M. Greenwood Unholy Ghosts (BNC) 28 Bertie moved into this totally derelict deanery just after Petertide. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1859 |
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