Definition of candlemas Candlemas
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| candlemas - feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland | ||
| Candlemas Day, Feb 2 | ||
| quarter day a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due | ||
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Wiktionary 
- candlemas (Noun)
The festival in the Christian year that commemorates the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple. - candlemas (Noun)
A quarter day in Scotland.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- candlemas (n.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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candlemas
A Christian festival that takes place 40 days after Christmas and commemorates the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of Jesus in the Temple.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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candlemas
kan′dl-mas, n. a festival of the R.C. Church in honour of the purification of the Virgin Mary, on 2d February, and so called from the number of candles used. [Candle and Mass.]
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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candlemas
On Candlemas day you must have half your straw and half your hay. -
candlemas
If Candlemas day be fair and bright, Winter will have another flight; If on Candlemas day it be shower and rain, Winter is gone, and will not come again. -
candlemas
When Candlemas day is come and gone, The snow lies on a hot stone.
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🔤- candlemas, noun, singular of candlemases.
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