HyperDic: festival_of_lights

English > 1 sense of the expression Festival of Lights:
NOUNtimeFestival of Lights, Hanukkah, Hanukah, Hannukah, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Channukah, Channukkah, Feast of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast of the Dedication(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
English > Festival of Lights: 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, Feast of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast of the 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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