Meaning of St. Andrewstide | Babel Free
Definitions
The feast day of Andrew the Apostle, 30 November, or the period around it.
Examples
“Here, too, is enlightenment for readers of those recondite accounts of the Eton Wall Game which appear in The Times at St. Andrewstide.”
“Although right up to St Andrewstide (30 November) 1075 concord had prevailed […], at Worms the bishops had suddenly and unwarrantedly turned upon the pope.”
“‘Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men’. The non-inclusive language unfortunately persists, presumably because of the word play ‘fishermen’/‘fishers of men’, but nothing could be more inclusive than the celebration of St Andrewstide.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.