Christingle
/ (ˌkrɪsˈtɪŋɡəl) /
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noun
(in Britain) a Christian service for children held shortly before Christmas, in which each child is given a decorated fruit with a lighted candle in it
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Word Origin for Christingle
C20: from Christmas + ingle
Words nearby Christingle
Christie, Christie, Agatha, Christina, Christine, Christine de Pisan, Christingle, Christless, Christlike, Christly, Christmas, Christmas beetle
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