christ-mas
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Christmas used to emphasize Jesus Christ.
Example Sentences
- "For several years I have been steadily working against this cult of Santa Claus, which I maintain has converted “Christ-mas” into “Santa Claus-mas”."
- "We need Christ to celebrate Christ-mas. After all, Christmas is His birthday. How can we celebrate a birthday without focusing on the One born? We need Mass to celebrate Christ-mas. Mass is the principal place to receive and give Christ's Christmas love. Without celebrating Mass, the very word "Christ-mas" loses its meaning."
- "Love a Christian for Christ-mas!!:)) (after all, we're ALL sinners! in one way or another! and it's only thanks to Jesus that we stand any chance of living forever in bliss:))) \\\\+//// "Jesus is the Reason for the Season""
- ">There are a lot of toys. >He [Santa Claus] puts the sack full of toys in his sleigh, hitches up a team >of flying reindeer and sets off from the North Pole. […] Do you celebrate Christ-mas, RJM?"