Meanings
plural Chreasters · alternative chreaster · alternative Creaster · alternative creaster
- A Christian who does not frequently attend church, attending only on the major holidays of Christmas and Easter.
“Well, I was confirmed a Methodist when I was 12, but since then I've basically been a Chreaster.” “A what?” Trevor looked confused. “A Chreaster. You know, I only go at Christmas and Easter. I'm a Chreaster.” “Oh!” Trevor laughed. “I had no idea what you were talking about.”
2009, Ethan Fowler, Mardene Fowler, Brushed Back: The Story of Trevor Bullock, Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald Publishing Association, →ISBN, pages 94–95Synonyms: Christmas and Easter Christian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Christian who does not frequently attend church, attending only on the major holidays of Christmas and Easter.
Origin
Blend of Christmas + Easter, possibly influenced by the agent noun suffix -er.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Chreaster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chreaster
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