candlemas (festival on february 2
1Candlemas — /kan dl meuhs, mas /, n. a church festival, February 2, in honor of the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary: candles are blessed on this day. Also called Candlemas Day. [bef. 1050; ME candelmasse …
2Candlemas — /ˈkændlmæs/ (say kandlmas) noun an ecclesiastical festival, 2 February, in honour of the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary. Candles are blessed on this day. {Middle English candelmasse, Old… …
3Candlemas — ► NOUN ▪ a Christian festival held on 2 February to commemorate the purification of the Virgin Mary (after childbirth, according to Jewish law) and the presentation of Christ in the Temple …
4Candlemas Day — noun feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland • Syn: ↑Candlemas, ↑Feb 2 • Hypernyms: ↑quarter day • Part Holonyms: ↑February, ↑Feb * * * …
5Candlemas — (2 February) This is the English name for a religious festival, the last of the Christmas cycle, which celebrates the Purification (i.e. the *churching) of the Virgin Mary 40 days after the birth of Jesus, in accordance with Jewish custom. It… …
6Candlemas — noun /ˈkæn.dəl.məs/ a) The festival in the Christian year that commemorates the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple February 2nd in the western Christian church and February 15th in the …
7Candlemas — noun Etymology: Middle English candelmasse, from Old English candelmæsse, from candel + mæsse mass, feast; from the candles blessed and carried in celebration of the feast Date: before 12th century February 2 observed as a church festival in… …
8CANDLEMAS — a festival in commemoration of the purification of the Virgin, held on February 2, celebrated with lighted candles; an old Roman custom in honour of the goddess Februa …
9Candlemas — Can·dle·mas || kændlmÉ™s n. Christian festival beginning on February 2nd …
10Candlemas — [ kand(ə)lmas, məs] noun a Christian festival held on 2 February to commemorate the purification of the Virgin Mary (after childbirth, according to Jewish law) and the presentation of Christ in the Temple. Origin OE Candelmæsse (see candle, Mass) …
