Chreaster

English

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Etymology

Blend of Christmas +‎ Easter, possibly influenced by the agent noun suffix -er.

Noun

Chreaster (plural Chreasters)

  1. A Christian who does not frequently attend church, attending only on the major holidays of Christmas and Easter.
    Synonym: Christmas and Easter Christian
    • 2009, Ethan Fowler, Mardene Fowler, Brushed Back: The Story of Trevor Bullock, Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald Publishing Association, →ISBN, pages 94–95:
      “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.”

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