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Definition of Feast of the 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 Dedication, Feast Of Lights, 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 The Dedication
Literary usage of Feast of the dedication
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Jewish Church by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1882)
"NOTE ON THE feast of the dedication. I am indebted to the kindness of a modern
Hebrew scholar for the accompanying description of the present celebration of ..."
2. The Rural Life of England by William Howitt (1838)
"The WAKE is the parochial feast of the dedication of the church. It has now
dwindled into a village holiday, shorn by the Reformation of all its ..."
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