Meaning of Saint Claus | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of Santa Claus.

uncommon

Examples

““The snow was lying thick on the ground the next morning, as Herbert told me on his awakening; then, out of bed he sprang to the fireplace, that he might look in his stocking, which he, as well as his cousins, had placed there the previous evening, that Saint Claus might jump down the chimney in the night, to fill them with the good things he carries about.”

“St. Nicholas is the special saint of children, and, as the German Saint Claus, figures in many a Christmas legend.”

“There are no Christmas-trees in Spain, the children hang no stockings by the chimney for old Saint Claus to fill.”

“At Yule-tide, oats are thrown out for Saint Claus’s horse (the cult of Odin having been transferred to Saint Claus), and a person convalescent after a dangerous illness, is said to have “given a feed to Death’s horse.””

“There was no use troubling Widow Dooley with any more talk about Saint Claus.[…]Long, long did the child lie in her little bed, awake, listening with a throbbing little heart for the sledge bells of Saint Claus, and the sound of the reindeers’ feet pattering over the house-top.”

“NEARLY 6000 miles from Vancouver is a little place called Musselburgh (a town of 20,000 people, situated on the Firth of Forth about 20 miles from Edinburgh), a fishing town where the Scotch lassie still retains her old-time fisherwoman’s dress with large white bonnet, high waisted full-pleated skirt, and gingham waist, and whose children are still brought up to believe in their kindly Saint Claus as a rewarder of good things in accordance with the manner in which they have behaved during the past twelve months.”

“Maybe one should appeal to this man who calls himself Saint Claus: his gifts aren’t too large but they come with greater regularity.”

“But, first and foremost, to believe in 1 January you would have to believe in Saint Claus.”

“"There," she fingers upwards, "in the air." "How do you come there?" "With the sleigh" (of Saint Claus).”

“The concepts of the tourism development that are up to the present time directed to the empowerment of the local people have actually been offered. However, they tend to consider the people as the weak party and the tourism industry serves as “Saint Claus” who must help them.”

“The story of Saint Claus is a myth cherished by children.”

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