The twelfth day after Christmas; the sixth of January, on which the festival of the Epiphany is celebrated; formerly observed as the closing day of…
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| 释义 | society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > Epiphany (6 January) > [noun] (8) Twelfth-dayc1000 The twelfth day after Christmas; the sixth of January, on which the festival of the Epiphany is celebrated; formerly observed as the closing day of… Epiphanya1350 The festival commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles in the persons of the Magi; observed on January 6th, the 12th day after… twelfth1472 Short for Twelfth-day, n. Cf. Twelfth-eve, n. Obsolete. Uphaliday1478 The festival of the Epiphany (January 6, Twelfth-day), as the end of the Christmas holidays. Uphalimass1532 = sense 1. tiffanya1634 The festival of the Epiphany or Twelfth Day (January 6). Obsolete. (Scarcely an English use.) apparition1652 The manifestation of Christ; the Epiphany; the festival or season commemorating it. (Apparitio = Epiphania in Du Cange.) Obsolete. Subcategories:— Monday following (1) |
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