Hanukkah

Ha·nuk·kah

Hanukkah

a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Temple by Judas Maccabaeus in 165 and celebrated for 8 days beginning the 25th day of Kislev

also sp. Ha′nukka· or Ha′nuka·

Origin of Hanukkah

Talmudic Hebrew chanuka, literally , dedication from root ?nx, inaugurate, dedicate

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Hanukkah

or Ha·nu·kah also Cha·nu·kah

noun

Judaism

An eight-day festival beginning on the 25th day of Kislev, commemorating the victory in 165 BC of the Maccabees over Antiochus Epiphanes (c. 215-164 BC) and the rededication of the Temple at Jerusalem. Also called Feast of Dedication . Also called Feast of Lights . Also called Festival of Lights .

Origin of Hanukkah

Hebrew hănukkâ dedication from hānak to train, dedicate hnk

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Proper noun

(plural Hanukkahs)

(Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

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Originated 1890–95. From Hebrew חנוכה \ חֲנֻכָּה (khanuká, “dedication, consecration”) from חָנַךְ (khanákh, “to dedicate, to consecrate”).

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