Covidtide

English

Etymology

COVID-19 +‎ -tide

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊvɪdtaɪd/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊvɪdtaɪd/

Proper noun

Covidtide

(humorous, Christianity) the season of COVID-19, named on analogy of liturgical seasons such as Christmastide
- 2020 November, Dean Pinter, "Prayer and Scripture are the daily bread in Moose Jaw", in The Askatchewan Anglican, page 4:
  Like so many other congregations, St. Aidan is adapting its life together to realities created by this extended season of "Covidtide."
- 2020 November 20, Tish Harrison Warren, “As a Pandemic Parent, God Calls Me to This Loud and Lonely Life”, in Christianity Today:
  Covidtide has been a deeply lonely time for many of us.
- 2020 December 2, Maria Wiering, “Catholics say they're able to deepen their approach to Advent season this year”, in Angelus:
  Advent during "Covidtide," as some have termed the pandemic, allows families to enter a type of "family cocoon" or period of dormancy, said Anne Nicklaus, 57, whose family belongs to Our Lady of Peace Parish in Minneapolis.

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