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Feast of Light

Feast of Light proper noun: hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.

Proper noun

the Feast of Light

  1. (Judaism) Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.
    • We celebrate Hanukkah, the Feast of Light, in commemoration of the Maccabees' putting an end to the sinister oppression [...]1942, Jewish Spectator, volume 7, page 46
    • Chanukah recounts the rededication of the Sanctuary which had been despoiled by the Greeks. The celebration of the eight-day Feast of Light recalls the victorious survival of the Sanctuary, not the courage of the Maccabees.1997, The collected writings, volume 7, →ISBN, page 200

Origin of Feast of Light

From the importance of candles or light in the celebration.

Questions about Feast of Light

What does Feast of Light mean?
Feast of Light means hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.
What part of speech is Feast of Light?
Feast of Light is a proper noun.

Words near Feast of Light in the dictionary

  1. feast days
  2. feast for the eyes
  3. Feast of Asses
  4. Feast of Fasting
  5. Feast of Fools
  6. Feast of Light
  7. Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
  8. Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels
  9. Feast of Stephen
  10. Feast of the Circumcision of Christ
  11. Feast of the Divine Mercy

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