Cheaster

English

Etymology

Blend of Christmas +‎ Easter

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːstə(ɹ)/

Noun

Cheaster (plural Cheasters)

1. (slang) A person who attends religious services only twice a year, at Christmas and Easter.
   • 2016, Ted Haynie, Ted's Shorts: One Man's Thoughts, page 310:

     Up to that point, we were Methodist Cheasters, as Martin called us. Went to a protestant church only on Christmas and Easter. We had a general faith in a Greater Being, but not much attention was paid to spiritual matters.

Anagrams

• cheaters, hectares, reachest, rechates, recheats, teachers