festival_of_lights (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Festival of Lights*:
NOUN	time	Festival 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.
Synonyms	Hanukkah, Hanukah, Hannukah, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Channukah, Channukkah, Feast of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast of the 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: festival_of_lights