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Definition of Chanukah
1. Noun. (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC.
Category relationships: Judaism
Generic synonyms: Jewish Holy Day
Group relationships: Chislev, Kislev, Tebet, Tevet
Definition of Chanukah
1. Proper noun. (alternative spelling of Hanukkah) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chanukah
Literary usage of Chanukah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse by Joseph Friedlander, George Alexander Kohut (1917)
"Four parts of the world — north, south, west and east— See the Israelites keeping
the Chanukah feast, Who, just like ourselves, are performing the rite Of ..."
2. Selections for Homes and Schools by Marion L. Simons Misch (1911)
"Chanukah III Chanukah II [This can be sung to the traditional Chanukah Hymn found
in all Jewish ... Chanukah ..."
3. Poems for Young Judaeans by Young Judaea, Inc (1917)
"Chanukah THE BANNER OF THE JEW Wake, Israel, wake! Recall to-day The glorious
Maccabean rage, The sire heroic, hoary-gray, His five-fold lion lineage: The ..."
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