Feast of Stephen

proper noun

Synonym of St. Stephen's Day.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. Synonym of St. Stephen's Day.

    Good King Wenceslas look'd out, On the Feast of Stephen; / When the snow lay round about, Deep, and crisp, and e-ven: / Brightly shone the moon that night, Though the frost was cru-el, / When a poor man came in sight, Gath'ring win-ter fu-el.

    1854, John Mason Neale, “Good King Wenceslas”, in J. M. Neale, T. Helmore, Carols for Christmas-tide: The Condensed Vocal Parts, London: Novello, →OCLC, page 37

    Synonyms: St. Stephen's Day

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of St. Stephen's Day.

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Feast of Stephen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Feast%20of%20Stephen

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Chicago

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