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Definition of Feast of dedication
1. Noun. (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC.
Exact synonyms: Channukah, Channukkah, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Feast Of Lights, Feast Of The Dedication, Festival Of Lights, Hannukah, Hanukah, Hanukkah
Category relationships: Judaism
Generic synonyms: Jewish Holy Day
Group relationships: Chislev, Kislev, Tebet, Tevet
Category relationships: Judaism
Generic synonyms: Jewish Holy Day
Group relationships: Chislev, Kislev, Tebet, Tevet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Feast Of Dedication
Literary usage of Feast of dedication
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Old and New Testament Connected, in the History of the Jews and by Humphrey Prideaux (1836)
"... which fell in the middle of winter, this plainly demonstrates, that the feast
of dedication, ..."
2. An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures by Thomas Hartwell Horne (1856)
"The feast of dedication (mentioned in John x. 22.) was instituted by Judas
Maccabaeus, in imitation of those by Solomon and Ezra, as a grateful memorial of ..."
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