Definition of Twelfth day

1. Noun. Twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus.

Exact synonyms: Epiphany, Epiphany Of Our Lord, January 6, Three Kings' Day
Generic synonyms: Christian Holy Day
Group relationships: Jan, January

Lexicographical Neighbors of Twelfth Day

Tuzla
Tver
Tvisha
Twainesque
Twainian
Tweed edgewise treatment
Tweed triangle
Tweedle-dee
Tweedle-dees
Tweedle-dum
Tweedle-dums
Tweedledee and Tweedledum
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Twelfth cake
Twelfth cakes
Twelfth day (current term)
Twelfth night
Twelfthtide
Twelve Days of Christmas
Twelve Labours of Hercules
Twelve Tribes of Israel
Twelver
Twentieth Amendment
Twenty20
Twi
Twi-tard
Twi-tards
Twickenham
Twickers
Twihard

Literary usage of Twelfth day

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Twelfth Night: Or, What You Will by William Shakespeare, Henry Norman Hudson (1911)
"... doubtless indicates the occasion for which it was written, or when it was first performed.2 Twelfth Night is the eve of Twelfth day, or Twelfth-tide, ..."

2. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1895)
"163, seems to account in a satisfactory manner for the name of Twelfth day. " In the days of King Alfred a law was made with relation to holidays, ..."

3. Publications by Musical Antiquarian Society (1845)
"Last Twelfth day, a mad merry company being mett together to chuse King and Queen, the Cake being no sooner cutt, but Robbin Good-fellow came amongst them, ..."

4. British Popular Customs, Present and Past: Illustrating the Social and by Thomas Firminger Thiselton Dyer (1900)
"IN its character as a popular festival, Twelfth day stands only inferior to ... According to Twelfth day law, each party is to support his character till ..."

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