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Webster 1913 Edition
Tidings
Ti′dings
,Noun.
pl.
[OE. & ]
tidinge
, ti[GREEK]inge
, tidinde
, from or influenced by Icel. tī[GREEK]indi
; akin to Dan. tidende
, Sw. tidning
, G. zeung
, AS. tīdan
to happen, E. betide
, tide
. See Tide
, Verb.
I.
Noun.
Account of what has taken place, and was not before known; news.
I shall make my master glad with these
tidings
. Shakespeare
Full well the busy whisper, circling round,
Conveyed the dismal
Conveyed the dismal
tidings
when he frowned. Goldsmith.
☞ Although tidings is plural in form, it has been used also as a singular. By Shakespeare it was used indiscriminately as a singular or plural.
Now near the
tidings
of our comfort is. Shakespeare
Tidings
to the contraryAre brought your eyes.
Shakespeare
Syn. – News; advice; information; intelligence.
–
Tidings
, News
. The term news denotes recent intelligence from any quarter; the term tidings denotes intelligence expected from a particular quarter, showing what has there betided. We may be indifferent as to news, but are always more or less interested in tidings. We read the news daily; we wait for tidings respecting an absent friend or an impending battle. We may be curious to hear the news; we are always anxious for tidings. Evil
news
rides post, while good news
baits. Milton.
What
tidings
dost thou bring? Addison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tidings
TI'DINGS
,Noun.
plu.
I shall make my master glad with these tidings.
Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. Luke 2.