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Festival of Lights

Festival of Lights proper noun: hanukkah.

Proper noun

the Festival of Lights

  1. (Judaism) Hanukkah.
    • […] celebration of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights[.]1996, Jewish Life and Thought among Greeks and Romans: Primary Readings
    • One of our more Judaically advanced cellmates gave us insightful lessons about the laws and customs of the Festival of Lights.2012, Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul, →ISBN
  2. (Hinduism) Divali.
    • Invite a practicing Hindu from your community to speak about the Festival of Lights.2001, Elizabeth A. Raum., Every Day a Holiday
  3. (Myanmar) The Thadingyut Festival.
    • The two most important holidays are the Burmese New Year or Water Festival (Thingyan) celebrated in April and the Festival of Lights (Thadingyut) celebrated in October.2005, The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre, volume 5: Asia/Pacific, →ISBN

Festival of Lights meaning in Tamil and Telugu

Festival of Lights in Tamil

தீபாவளி

Festival of Lights in Telugu

Festival of Lights
దీపోత్సవము dīpōtsavamu

Forms of Festival of Lights

alternative formFestival of Light

Origin of Festival of Lights

From the importance of candles or light during the celebrations.

Questions about Festival of Lights

What does Festival of Lights mean?
Festival of Lights means hanukkah.
What is Festival of Lights in Tamil?
Festival of Lights in Tamil is தீபாவளி. See Festival of Lights meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Festival of Lights?
Festival of Lights is a proper noun.

Words near Festival of Lights in the dictionary

  1. festino
  2. festinos
  3. festival
  4. Festival of Freedom
  5. Festival of Light
  6. Festival of Lights
  7. Festival of the Rosary
  8. Festival of Weeks
  9. festival seating
  10. festival-goer
  11. festival-goers

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Festival of Lights (page history and authors); festival of lights (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); దీపోత్సవము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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