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English
Etymology
Blend of Christmas + Easter, possibly influenced by the agent noun suffix -er.
Noun
Chreaster (plural Chreasters)
- 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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