English noun: Festival of Lights | |||
1. | Festival of Lights (time) (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC | ||
Synonyms | Channukah, Channukkah, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Feast of Dedication, Feast of Lights, Feast of the Dedication, Hannukah, Hanukah, Hanukkah | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Jewish holy day | ||
Part meronym | Chislev, Kislev, Tebet, Tevet | ||
Domain category | Judaism | ||