CHANUKAH
Dictionary entry overview: What does Chanukah mean?
• CHANUKAH (noun)
The noun CHANUKAH has 1 sense:
1. (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
Familiarity information: CHANUKAH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CHANUKAH (noun)
Meaning:
(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
Channukah; Hanukah; Hannukah; Festival of Lights; Feast of the Dedication; Feast of Lights; Feast of Dedication; Chanukkah; Chanukah; Channukkah; Hanukkah
Hypernyms ("Chanukah" is a kind of...):
Jewish holy day (a religious holiday for Jews)
Domain category:
Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)
Holonyms ("Chanukah" is a part of...):
Chislev; Kislev (the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December))
Tebet; Tevet (the fourth month of the civil year; the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year (in December and January))
