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Candlemas Definition

Candle·mas (-məs)

noun

a church feast, Feb. 2, commemorating the purification of the Virgin Mary: candles for sacred uses are blessed on this day

Etymology: ME candelmasse < OE candelmæsse: see candle & Mass

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