feast_of_the_dedication (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Feast of the Dedication*:
NOUN	time	Feast 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.
Synonyms	Hanukkah, Hanukah, Hannukah, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Channukah, Channukkah, Festival of Lights, Feast of Lights, Feast of Dedication
Category	Judaism	The monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
Part of	Kislev, Chislev	The third month of the civil year
Part of	Tebet, Tevet	The fourth month of the civil year
Broader	Jewish holy day	A religious holiday for Jews
Spanish	fiesta de la dedicación, Hannukah, Hanukah, Hanuka, Hanukkah, jánuca, Jánuca, Januká
Catalan	jánuca

HyperDic: feast_of_the_dedication