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Hanukah

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Noun

1. channukah, channukkah, chanukah, chanukkah, feast of dedication, feast of lights, feast of the dedication, festival of lights, hannukah, hanukah, hanukkah

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hanukah

see synonyms of hanukah
noun
the eight-day Jewish festival of lights beginning on the 25th of Kislev and commemorating the rededication of the temple by Judas Maccabaeus in 165 bc
. Also called: Feast of Dedication, Feast of Lights

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Hanukah

see synonyms of hanukah
noun
a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Temple by Judas Maccabaeus in 165 b.c. and celebrated for 8 days beginning the 25th day of Kislev
: also ˈHanukˌka or ˈHanuˌka

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hanukah

see synonyms of hanukah
n.
Judaism
An eight-day festival beginning on the 25th day of Kislev, commemorating the victory in 165 BC of the Maccabees over Antiochus Epiphanes (c. 215-164 BC) and the rededication of the Temple at Jerusalem. Also called Feast of Dedication, Feast of Lights, Festival of Lights.

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