yule

UK /juːl/ US /juːl/

name 3intj 1noun 1

Definitions

name

Christmastide, the Christmas season, the Twelve Days of Christmas (between December 25ᵗʰ and January 5ᵗʰ).

A pagan wintertime holiday celebrated by Germanic peoples, particularly the Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon peoples, or a modern reconstruction of this holiday celebrated by neo-pagans.

A surname.

intj

A proclamation of joy at Christmas.

In the Countrey churches, at Christmas in the Holy-daies after Prayers, they will dance in the Church, and as they doe dance, they cry (or sing) Yole, Yole, Yole etc.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Yule.

Collocations

ADJ.

best, full

VERB + YULE

called, celebrate

YULE + NOUN

cat, gnome, pagan

PREP.

with

ADV.

ever, really

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

In the Countrey churches, at Christmas in the Holy-daies after Prayers, they will dance in the Church, and as they doe dance, they cry (or sing) Yole, Yole, Yole etc.

Wiktionary

The ancient Goths and Saxons called this festival Yule.

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The Yule Cat is full.

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That was the best Yule ever.

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Tom invited me to celebrate Yule with him and his pagan friends.

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Yule is a pagan holiday.

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Usage Notes

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