Cheaster

English

Etymology

Blend of Christmas +‎ Easter

Noun

Cheaster (plural Cheasters)

(slang) An individual who attends religious services only twice a year, at Christmas and Easter.
- Ted Haynie, Ted's Shorts: One Man's Thoughts (page 310)
  Up to that point, we were Methodist Cheasters, as Martin called us. Went to a protestant church only on Christmas and Easter. We had a general faith in a Greater Being, but not much attention was paid to spiritual matters.

Anagrams

cheaters, hectares, reachest, recheats, teachers

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