Candlemas Definition

kăndl-məs
noun
A church feast, Feb. 2, commemorating the ritual purification of the Virgin Mary after the birth of Jesus: candles for sacred uses are blessed on this day.
Webster's New World

A quarter day in Scotland.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Feb 2
  • candlemas-day

Other Word Forms of Candlemas

Noun

Singular:
Candlemas
Plural:
candlemases

Origin of Candlemas

  • Middle English candelmasse from Old English candelmæsse candel candle candle mæsse mass (from the blessing of candles at the feast) mass

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From candle +‎ -mas, following the tradition that the candles to be used in church during the following year are blessed on this day

    From Wiktionary

Candlemas Sentence Examples

  • In 1355 Edward led an unsuccessful raid out of Calais, and in January and February 1356 harried the Lothians, in the expedition famous as the Burned Candlemas.

  • There was to be a court of record, a market on Saturdays and fairs at Michaelmas and Candlemas.

  • In the same year Edward Baliol, after handing over his crown and the royalty of Scotland to Edward III., retired from active life, and Edward wasted the south in the raid of " The Burned Candlemas."

  • The custom of blessing the candles for the whole year on this day, whence the name Candlemas is derived, did not come into common use until the i 1 th century.

  • One fun custom involves celebrating Candlemas, the final day of the Christmas season.

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Words Starting With

CCACAN

Words Ending With

SASMAS

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