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Meaning of Feast of Light | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.

Judaism

Examples

“We celebrate Hanukkah, the Feast of Light, in commemoration of the Maccabees' putting an end to the sinister oppression [...]”

“Chanukah recounts the rededication of the Sanctuary which had been despoiled by the Greeks. The celebration of the eight-day Feast of Light recalls the victorious survival of the Sanctuary, not the courage of the Maccabees.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels Feast of Stephen Feast of the Circumcision of Christ Feast of the Divine Mercy Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus