Twelfth Day

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Twelfth Day (tw

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n. Ecclesiastical

Epiphany.

Twelfth Day

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)

a. Jan. 6, the twelfth day after Christmas and the feast of the Epiphany, formerly observed as the final day of the Christmas celebrations

b. (as modifier) Twelfth-Day celebrations

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Noun

Twelfth day - twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

Epiphany of Our Lord, January 6, Three Kings' Day, Epiphany

Christian holy day - a religious holiday for Christians

Jan, January - the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

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