stations
noun
Form of station , plural of station.
Simple meaning
An infrequent religious gathering of family and friends spread over a few days, where Mass and the Rosary will be said in the home.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
stayshuhnzSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsteɪʃənz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
plural onlyIrelandsometimes capitalised
An infrequent religious gathering of family and friends spread over a few days, where Mass and the Rosary will be said in the home.
Roman Catholic Church
A devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
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This meaning: (plural only, Ireland, sometimes capitalised) An infrequent religious gathering of family and friends spread over a few days, where Mass and the Rosary will be said in the home.
Used this way, stations is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a religious use: it carries the weight of tradition and ceremony.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Religion/spirituality
- Historical writing
- Family/home
Usage note
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