(timekeeping, historical, biblical) In Antiquity, one of four divisions of the night (each equivalent to three hours).

(Catholicism) a period of time in which a holy person (someone believed to be potentially on their way to sainthood) experiences a seeming withdrawal of God's previously-felt presence in their lives, and undergoes stark spiritual attacks. This period of time is seen (by Catholics) to be a period in which God is calling the holy person to rid themselves of any remaining vestiges of self-pride and vanity that they may have.

plural of night fear

Alternative form of night fear

(uncountable) The fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness. / (countable, literally, figuratively) A fear or terror that one typically has at night.

A wooden token that is manufactured and distributed by a particular business as an advertising gimic or which can be exchanged for goods. Many wooden nickels have now become collector's items.

(South West England, chiefly Somerset) A night near the end of October, related to Halloween, observed in parts of South West England by the displaying of punkies (“lanterns similar to jack-o'-lanterns”), and traditionally by children begging for candles for their punkies and threatening people who refuse their requests.

present participle of nickel and dime

simple past tense and past participle of nickel and dime

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nickel and dime