tidings
Americannoun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of tidings
First recorded before 1100; Middle English; Old English tīdung “announcement, news item”; cognate with Dutch tijding, German Zeitung “newspaper, news”; akin to Old Norse tīthindi “news, events”; tide 2, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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A lone shepherd respectfully doffs his hat as he finds himself in the presence of an angel trailing a long message: “I bring you tidings of great joy . . . ”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
As the holiday season ramps up and the new year approaches, the tidings have been mixed for dividend investors.
From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025
As we round out another frustrating year of air travel, it might appear that we’re headed into the Christmas season with bad tidings still to come.
From Slate • Dec. 16, 2024
In following Christ, she explained, it is his mercy and advocacy for the downtrodden — for whom he was anointed to bring "glad tidings" — that she and her fellow marchers look to for guidance.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2024
Haldir had bidden them farewell and gone back again to the fences of the North, where great watch was now kept since the tidings of Moria that the Company had brought.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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