Tidings

usgb/ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
noun

Information about recent and important events.

I bring you good tidings of great joy from the town's festival.
Visual representation of "tidings" - Information about recent and important events

Often appears as...

  • good tidings
  • glad tidings
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Rare Usage

Tidings is not commonly used nowadays and can sound old-fashioned in modern conversations.

Illustration for Rare Usage
In the play, the character exclaimed, 'Hear ye, hear ye, the tidings I bring!'
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Holidays Association

Tidings is often associated with Christmas in sayings like 'tidings of comfort and joy', reflecting its festive connotation.

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Every Christmas card I received had messages of good tidings for the holiday season.
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Emotional Weight

The word 'tidings' often carries emotional significance, especially when preceding 'good' or 'bad'.

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The messengers arrived with bad tidings that dampened the spirits of all who heard.
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