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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland;
[syn: Candlemas, Candlemas Day, Feb 2]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Candlemas \Can"dle*mas\, n. [AS. candelm[ae]sse, candel candle + m[ae]sse mass.] The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; -- so called because the candles for the altar or other sacred uses are blessed on that day. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Candlemas n 1: feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland [syn: Candlemas, Candlemas Day, Feb 2]