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Definition of Festival of lights
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 Festival of lights
1. Proper noun. Hanukkah. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Festival Of Lights
Literary usage of Festival of lights
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. How to Do Science Experiments with Children by Joan Bentley (2003)
"Label the top of the graph "Festival of Lights." 2. Perform this experiment as
a demonstration for the class. 3. Distribute an investigation sheet and a ..."
2. A Harmony of the Four Gospels in Greek by Edward Robinson (1845)
"Josephus calls it (fotia, ie festival of lights or lanterns, and speaks of it as
a season of rejoicing ; Antiq. 12. 7. 6, 7. It was celebrated by the Jews, ..."
3. Medii ævi Kalendarium: Or Dates, Charters and Customs of the Middle Ages by Robert Thomas Hampson (1841)
"... commemorates that event, but it may admit of a doubt whether Candlemas, and
the festival of candles, the festival of lights, and St. Mary of the candles ..."
4. Vancouver, Victoria and Whistler by Ulysses Travel Guides Staff (2006)
"VanDusen Botanical Garden's Festival of Lights •0(604) 878-9274 ... VanDusen
Botanical Garden's Festival of Lights is another festival for the whole family. ..."
5. What Is Hinduism?: Modern Adventures Into a Profound Global Faith by Editors of Hinduism Today, Hinduism Today Magazine Editors (2007)
"Popularly known as the Festival of Lights and abbreviated to Diwali in ....
We should be celebrating the Festival of Lights in renewal of our quest for that ..."
6. California by John Gottberg (1999)
"Mid: Newport Harbor Christmas Boat Parade, Newport Beach; Festival of Lights /
Mammoth Mountain Winter Carnival, Mammoth Lakes; Parade of the Thousand ..."
7. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"From the prominence of the lights the festival is also known as the " Festival
of Lights " or " Illumination " (Talmud). It is said that the day chosen by ..."
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