Christ i'na, Maria

daughter of Francis I., king of the Two Sicilies, and mother of Isabella II., the dethroned queen of Spain, was B. 1806. She was married to Ferdinand VII. in 1829, and took an active part in the affairs of Spain from 1830 to 1854. As queen-regent she governed arbitrarily, and in 1854 was obliged to abdicate. D. 1778. Christine de Pisan, a French poete of Italian do scent, B. at Venice, 1363. She wrote a great number of works, of which the principal, her Acts and Manners of Charles V. of France , has been published in the collec tions of Petitot and Michaud. D. 1431. Christ i nos, ( kris -te'noz,) n. pl. ( Hist .) See CAR LISTS. Christ'le , a . Without the knowledge of Christ; having no faith in the Redeemer. Christmas, (kris'mas,) n. [ Christ and ma .) (Chron.) The festival of Christ's nativity, observed annually on the 25th day of December - Christmas-day, or the sea- son of Christmas; as, Christmas holidays. "At Christmas play, and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year." Tu er. Christ'mas-box, n. A box in which little presents are deposited at Christmas; the presents themselves. "When time comes round, a Christmas - boz they bear, And one day makes them rich for all the year." - Gay. Christ'mas-day, n. The 25th day of December; the day on which the festival of Christmas is celebrated. Christmas-flower, Christ'mas-rose, n . ( Bot . ) The black hellebore, Helleborus niger. Christmas Island, in the Pacific Ocean, was discovered by Capt. Cook, Dec. 24, 1777; Lat. 0° at the N. end, Lon. 157° 30′ W. Christ'mas Sound, at the S. extremity of S. America, 120 m. N.W. of Cape Horn, was discovered by Cook, 1774. Christmasville, in Tenne ee, a village of Carroll co., on the Obion River, 120 m. of Nashville. Christol'ogy, n. [Gr. Christos, and logos , discourse.) A discourse or treatise concerning Christ.