fireside
nounEtymology From fire + side.
1
The area near a domestic fire or hearth.
2
Broadly One's home.
3
Broadly Home life.
4
Mormonism A supplementary meeting in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- At a Brigham Young University fireside, President Hunter said, “If you feel that … what you do this year or in the years to come does not make you very famous, take heart[...]”1994 October, Rex D. Pinegar, “The Simple Things”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- Thomas (that is not his real name) was one who had lost his way. We became acquainted at a special fireside attended by members one doesn’t normally see on Sunday[...] The day before, Thomas’s father had invited him to attend the fireside.1999 April, Keith B. McMullin, “Welcome Home”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- Derived terms
- fireside chat, fireside set