HyperDic: feast_of_the_dedication

English > 1 sense of the expression Feast of the Dedication:
NOUNtimeFeast of the Dedication, Hanukkah, Hanukah, Hannukah, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Channukah, Channukkah, Festival of Lights, Feast of Lights, Feast of Dedication(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
English > Feast of the Dedication: 1 sense > noun 1, time
Meaning(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC.
SynonymsHanukkah, Hanukah, Hannukah, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Channukah, Channukkah, Festival of Lights, Feast of Lights, Feast of Dedication
CategoryJudaismThe monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
Part ofKislev, ChislevThe third month of the civil year
Tebet, TevetThe fourth month of the civil year
BroaderJewish holy dayA religious holiday for Jews
Spanishfiesta de la dedicación, Hannukah, Hanukah, Hanuka, Hanukkah, jánuca, Jánuca, Januká
Catalanjánuca

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