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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TI'DINGS, n. plu. News; advice; information; intelligence; account of what has taken place, and was not before known.
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.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome" [syn: news, intelligence, tidings, word]

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (as sing. or pl.) literary news, information. Etymology: OE tidung, prob. f. ON títhindi events f. títhr occurring

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tidings Ti"dings, n. pl. [OE. tidinge, ti?inge, tidinde, from or influenced by Icel. t[=i]?indi; akin to Dan. tidende, Sw. tidning, G. zeung, AS. t[=i]dan to happen, E. betide, tide. See Tide, v. i. & n.] Account of what has taken place, and was not before known; news. I shall make my master glad with these tidings. --Shak. Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned. --Goldsmith. Note: 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. --Shak. Tidings to the contrary Are brought your eyes. --Shak. Syn: News; advice; information; intelligence. Usage: 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

You can use tidings to refer to news that someone tells you. (FORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED) He hated always to be the bearer of bad tidings... = news N-PLURAL: usu adj N, oft N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. pl. News (of special interest), intelligence, word, advice, information.

Moby Thesaurus

advice, broadcast journalism, information, intelligence, journalism, news, news agency, news medium, news service, newsiness, newsletter, newsmagazine, newspaper, newsworthiness, press association, radio, reportage, telegraph agency, television, the fourth estate, the press, wire service, word