watch night

noun

the last night of the year, observed in a watch meeting.

watch meeting.

Origin of watch night

First recorded in 1735–45

Words nearby watch night

watch list, watchmaker, watchman, watch meeting, watch my dust, watch night, watch one's step, watchout, watch over, watch pocket, watchstrap

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Example sentences from the Web for watch night

You remember, too, that my announcement for the watch-night service informed you that we should watch in the new year.
The Cornish Fishermen's Watch Night and Other Stories|Anonymous
My men and I were on our way to watch-night service, and saw it all from a distance.
The Laughing Cavalier|Baroness Orczy
But some explanation is supplied why the "Watch-night" is not recognised in the calendar of the Church.
Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. John|William Alexander
The Saints, I suppose, had watch-night services of their own, for they were conspicuous by their absence.
Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions|Slason Thompson

The Wesleyans kept "watch-night" in all their chapels on the night of the 31st July.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus|American Anti-Slavery Society

British Dictionary definitions for watch night

watch night

noun (in Protestant churches)

the night of December 24, during which a service is held to mark the arrival of Christmas Day
the night of December 31, during which a service is held to mark the passing of the old year and the beginning of the new

the service held on either of these nights

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	watch night
释义	watch night noun the last night of the year, observed in a watch meeting. watch meeting. Origin of watch night First recorded in 1735–45 Words nearby watch night watch list, watchmaker, watchman, watch meeting, watch my dust, watch night, watch one's step, watchout, watch over, watch pocket, watchstrap Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for watch night You remember, too, that my announcement for the watch-night service informed you that we should watch in the new year. The Cornish Fishermen's Watch Night and Other Stories\|Anonymous My men and I were on our way to watch-night service, and saw it all from a distance. The Laughing Cavalier\|Baroness Orczy But some explanation is supplied why the "Watch-night" is not recognised in the calendar of the Church. Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. John\|William Alexander The Saints, I suppose, had watch-night services of their own, for they were conspicuous by their absence. Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions\|Slason Thompson The Wesleyans kept "watch-night" in all their chapels on the night of the 31st July. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus\|American Anti-Slavery Society British Dictionary definitions for watch night watch night noun (in Protestant churches) the night of December 24, during which a service is held to mark the arrival of Christmas Day the night of December 31, during which a service is held to mark the passing of the old year and the beginning of the new the service held on either of these nights Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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