tidings
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
- Archaic
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nuevas
- The glad tidings, that is the Gospel, the good news, were followed closely by the absolutely worst tidings, those of Saint Paul.
- Good Tidings
Examples
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Bride Mary, we bring you great tidings of joy, for this is the eve of the dawn of a new day.
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Good tidings for Christmas and a happy.
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The Bearer of Good Tidings is finally here!
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I HAVE BROUGHT YOU HERE FOR GREAT TIDINGS.
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The teacher announced the good tidings about the students' excellent test results.
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Everyone gathered to hear the latest tidings from the election campaign.
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The letter brought joyful tidings of the family's safe arrival after a long journey.
Synonyms
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1.0
Information about recent important events from newspapers, radio, or TV
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1.1
A report for newspapers, TV and websites about recent events
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1.1
A short spoken or written account of recent events in the media
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1.0
Most recent information about an event or topic
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3.2
A news report about an event happening now or that just happened
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3.1
A short, sudden announcement about important breaking news
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tidings comes from an old English word made from tīd meaning 'time', the same idea you see in tide, for example in 'Yuletide'. It originally meant 'news of something that happened', so today tidings means 'news' or information about events.