Meanings
proper nounthe Ghost of Christmas Past
- A fictional ghost in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, who visits Ebenezer Scrooge in order to show him his past, especially certain events of past Christmases that contributed to his later distaste for Christmas.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 过去之灵
- 过去之灵the fictional ghost
Dutch Geest van Voorbije Kerstmis
- Geest van Voorbije Kerstmisthe fictional ghost
Esperanto Fantomo de Kristnasko Estinta
- Fantomo de Kristnasko Estintathe fictional ghost
French fantôme des Noëls passés
- fantôme des Noëls passésthe fictional ghost
German Geist der vergangenen Weihnacht
- Geist der vergangenen Weihnachtthe fictional ghost
Hungarian Múlt Karácsonyok Szelleme
- Múlt Karácsonyok Szellemethe fictional ghost
Korean 과거의 크리스마스 유령
- 과거의 크리스마스 유령 (gwageoui keuriseumaseu yuryeong)the fictional ghost
Polish duch minionych świąt Bożego Narodzenia
- duch minionych świąt Bożego Narodzeniathe fictional ghost
Portuguese Fantasma do Natal Passado
- Fantasma do Natal Passadothe fictional ghost
Russian Свя́точный дух про́шлых лет
- Свя́точный дух про́шлых лет (Svjátočnyj dux próšlyx let)the fictional ghost
Spanish Fantasma de las Navidades Pasadas
- Fantasma de las Navidades Pasadasthe fictional ghost
Cite this entry
APA
Ghost of Christmas Past. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghost%20of%20Christmas%20Past
MLA
“Ghost of Christmas Past.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghost%20of%20Christmas%20Past. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ghost of Christmas Past,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghost%20of%20Christmas%20Past.
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