noun
(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
• Syn:
↑Hanukkah, ↑Hanukah, ↑Hannukah, ↑Chanukah, ↑Chanukkah, ↑Channukah, ↑Channukkah, ↑Festival of Lights, ↑Feast of Dedication, ↑Feast of the Dedication
• Topics: ↑Judaism
• Hypernyms: ↑Jewish holy day
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Usage: usually capitalized F&L
: hanukkah
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Feast of Lights,
= Hanukkah. (Cf. ↑Hanukkah)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.