Stephanus-Steinigen
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Stephanus (“St. Stephen”) + Steinigen (“stoning (to death)”) (verb: steinigen > verbal noun: Steinigen)
Pronunciation
Noun
Stephanus-Steinigen n (genitive Stephanus-Steinigens, no plural)
- (regional) A popular custom, observed in some Catholic regions of Germany, including Westphalia, on St. Stephen's Day (December 26th), involving the ritualized consumption of Korn.