Candlemas

[ kan-dl-muhs, -mas ]

/ ˈkæn dl məs, -ˌmæs /

noun

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 .

Origin of Candlemas

before 1050; Middle English candelmasse,Old English candelmæsse.See candle, Mass

Words nearby Candlemas

candleberry, candlefish, candleholder, candlelight, candlelit, Candlemas, candle-meter, candlenut, candlepin, candlepins, candlepower

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Example sentences from the Web for Candlemas

Mother, wilt thou sing me a song as thou dost every Candlemas?
Sir Christopher|Maud Wilder Goodwin
On Candlemas Day (the second day of February) there was a grand festival on the ice.
The Nursery, July 1881, Vol. XXX|Various
People in Scotland also prognosticated the weather of the coming season, according to whether Candlemas was clear or foul.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
Our Candlemas is also an old Roman feast: neither the date nor the ceremony altered one tittle.
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade

I am glad yet, that I have carried a holy candle on Candlemas Day.
It Might Have Been|Emily Sarah Holt

British Dictionary definitions for Candlemas

Candlemas

/ (ˈkændəlməs) /

noun

Christianity Feb 2, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of Christ in the Temple: the day on which the church candles are blessed. In Scotland it is one of the four quarter days

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单词	candlemas
释义	Candlemas [ kan-dl-muhs, -mas ] / ˈkæn dl məs, -ˌmæs / noun 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 . Origin of Candlemas before 1050; Middle English candelmasse,Old English candelmæsse.See candle, Mass Words nearby Candlemas candleberry, candlefish, candleholder, candlelight, candlelit, Candlemas, candle-meter, candlenut, candlepin, candlepins, candlepower Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Candlemas Mother, wilt thou sing me a song as thou dost every Candlemas? Sir Christopher\|Maud Wilder Goodwin On Candlemas Day (the second day of February) there was a grand festival on the ice. The Nursery, July 1881, Vol. XXX\|Various People in Scotland also prognosticated the weather of the coming season, according to whether Candlemas was clear or foul. The Mysteries of All Nations\|James Grant Our Candlemas is also an old Roman feast: neither the date nor the ceremony altered one tittle. The Cloister and the Hearth\|Charles Reade I am glad yet, that I have carried a holy candle on Candlemas Day. It Might Have Been\|Emily Sarah Holt British Dictionary definitions for Candlemas Candlemas / (ˈkændəlməs) / noun Christianity Feb 2, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of Christ in the Temple: the day on which the church candles are blessed. In Scotland it is one of the four quarter days Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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