yuletide
IPA: jˈuɫtaɪd
noun
- The flower Camellia sasanqua, native to Japan and nearby islands.
- (dated) The period around Christmas; the Christmas season, Christmastime; specifically, Christmas itself.
- (dated, or Germanic Neo-Paganism) The period of celebration of a pre-Christian festival associated with the (northern) winter solstice, later absorbed into the festival of Christmas (but sometimes recreated by modern neo-pagans).
- (Australia, regional) The period of southern winter in the middle of the year, sometimes celebrated in the colder, snowy regions of Australia with allusions to Christmas, which originated as a marketing gimmick.
- Alternative letter-case form of Yuletide (“Christmas or the Christmas season”). [(dated) The period around Christmas; the Christmas season, Christmastime; specifically, Christmas itself.]
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Examples of "yuletide" in Sentences
- This is the start of the Yuletide celebration.
- Ho ho ho and troll the ancient yuletide carol.
- Such humor lightens the soul this yuletide season.
- The Winter Solstice, or Yuletide, was the climax of the year.
- Hervarar saga mentions a Yuletide sacrifice of a boar to Freyr.
- Yuletide is the feast of the newborn light and the renewing life.