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    FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BCplay

    Synonyms:

    Channukah; Channukkah; Chanukah; Chanukkah; Feast of Dedication; Feast of Lights; Feast of the Dedication; Festival of Lights; Hannukah; Hanukah; Hanukkah

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

    Hypernyms ("Festival of Lights" is a kind of...):

    Jewish holy day (a religious holiday for Jews)

    Domain category:

    Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)

    Holonyms ("Festival of Lights" is a part of...):

    Chislev; Kislev (the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December))

    Tebet; Tevet (the fourth month of the civil year; the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year (in December and January))

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