English > Hanukah: 1 sense > noun 1, timeMeaning | (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC. |
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Synonyms | Hanukkah, Hannukah, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Channukah, Channukkah, Festival of Lights, Feast of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast of the Dedication |
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Category | Judaism | The monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud |
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Part of | Kislev, Chislev | The third month of the civil year |
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Tebet, Tevet | The fourth month of the civil year |
Broader | Jewish holy day | A religious holiday for Jews |
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Spanish | fiesta de la dedicación, Hannukah, Hanukah, Hanuka, Hanukkah, jánuca, Jánuca, Januká |
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Catalan | jánuca |
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