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| Noun | 1. Feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland.[Wordnet] 2. 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.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Candlemas" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1469. (references) |
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Note: Candlemas \Can"dle*mas\, noun. [from Anglo-Saxon expression candelm[ae]sse, candel candle m[ae]sse mass.]. (references) |
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] The feast of the church celebrated on the second day of February, in honor of the purification of the Virgin Mary; so called from the great number of lights used on that occasion. This feast is supposed to have originated in the declaration of Simeon, that our Savior was to be a light to lighten the Gentiles. On this day, the Catholics consecrate all the candles and tapers which are to be used in their churches during the whole year. In Rome, the pope performs the ceremony himself, and distributes wax candles to the cardinals and others, who carry them in procession through the great hall of the popes palace. The ceremony was prohibited in England by an order of council in 1548. But candlemas is one of the four terms for paying and receiving rents and interest; and it gives name to a law term, beginning Jan. 15, and ending Feb. 3.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] A quarter day in Scotland. (references) | ||
| 2: [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 February 2nd in the western Christian church and February 15th in the Orthodox church. (references) | |||
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| Candlemas Day | Feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Candlemas Island | Candlemas Island lies about two miles from Vindication Island and the two are separated by the Nelson Channel. (references) | ||
| Candlemas Islands | The Candlemas Islands or Islas Candelaria are a small group of islands, consisting of two islands (Candlemas Island (57°05′ S 26°39′ W) and Vindication Island (57°06′ S 26°47′ W)) and numerous rocks, lying 23 miles southeast of Visokoi Island in the South Sandwich Islands at the northern end of the South Sandwich Islands. The Candlemas Islands are located at 57°03'S"026 43°W'. The Candlemas Islands were discovered on February 2, 1775, by a British expedition under James Cook, who named them to commemorate the day of their discovery. (references) | ||
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| Burnt Candlemas Day | Literature | 1: Feb. 2, 1355-6, when Edward III. marched through the Lothians with fire and sword. He burnt to the ground Edinburgh and Haddington, and then retreated from want of provisions. The Scots call the period "Burnt Candlemas." (See "Epochs of History," England under the Plantagenets; and Macmillan's series, Little History of Scotland, edited by Prof. Freeman.) 2: "On Candlemas Day 3: The feast of the purification of the Virgin Mary, when Christ was presented by her in the Temple. February 2nd, when, in the Roman Catholic Church, there is a candle procession, to consecrate all the candles which will be needed in the church during the year. The candles symbolise Jesus Christ, called "the light of the world," and "a light to lighten the Gentiles." It was the old Roman custom of burning candles to the goddess Februa, mother of Mars, to scare away evil spirits. 4: Candles and candlesticks throw all away." Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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| Candlemas Islands | 9 | Candlemas Island | 9 | |
| Candlemas Island | 9 | Candlemas Islands | 9 | |
| Candlemas Massacre | 6 | Candlemas Massacre | 6 | |
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| Al Arabiya | عيد تطهير مريم العذراء (Candlemas). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | عيد تطهير مريم العذراء (Candlemas). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | عيد تطهير مريم العذراء (Candlemas). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Balgarski | Сретение Господне (Candlemas). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Balgarski (transliteration) | sretenie gospodne (Candlemas). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | hromnice (Candlemas, groundhog day). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Candelária (Candlemas). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bulgarian | Сретение Господне (Candlemas). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bulgarian (transliteration) | sretenie gospodne (Candlemas). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Danish | Kyndelmisse (Candlemas). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | hromnice (Candlemas, groundhog day). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 圣烛节 (Candlemas). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 聖燭節 (Candlemas). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corse | Ciriola (ladybug, Candlemas, ladybird, Cherry plum, collection), Candilara (Candlemas, Groundhog Day), Candelara (Candlemas, Groundhog Day). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsi | Ciriola (ladybug, Candlemas, ladybird, Cherry plum, collection), Candilara (Candlemas, Groundhog Day), Candelara (Candlemas, Groundhog Day). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsican | Ciriola (ladybug, Candlemas, ladybird, Cherry plum, collection), Candilara (Candlemas, Groundhog Day), Candelara (Candlemas, Groundhog Day). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corso | Ciriola (ladybug, Candlemas, ladybird, Cherry plum, collection), Candilara (Candlemas, Groundhog Day), Candelara (Candlemas, Groundhog Day). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsu | Ciriola (ladybug, Candlemas, ladybird, Cherry plum, collection), Candilara (Candlemas, Groundhog Day), Candelara (Candlemas, Groundhog Day). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | hromnice (Candlemas, groundhog day). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Danish | Kyndelmisse (Candlemas). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dansk | Kyndelmisse (Candlemas). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | Lichtmeß (Candlemas), Mariä Lichtmess (Candlemas), Darstellung des Herrn (Candlemas). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | Maria-Lichtmis (Candlemas), Maria Lichtmis (Candlemas). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Finnish | kynttilänpäivä (Candlemas). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | chandeleur (Candlemas, Groundhog Day), la Chandeleur (Candlemas). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | chandeleur (Candlemas, Groundhog Day), la Chandeleur (Candlemas). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gaelg | Laa'l Moirrey Ny Gainle (Candlemas, feast of purification). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gailck | Laa'l Moirrey Ny Gainle (Candlemas, feast of purification). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | Lichtmeß (Candlemas), Mariä Lichtmess (Candlemas), Darstellung des Herrn (Candlemas). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 성촉절 (Candlemas), 촛불행렬을 함 (Candlemas), 성모마리아의 순결을 기념하는 축제일 (Candlemas), 【가톨릭】 성촉절 (Candlemas). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 성촉절 (Candlemas), 촛불행렬을 함 (Candlemas), 성모마리아의 순결을 기념하는 축제일 (Candlemas), 【가톨릭】 성촉절 (Candlemas). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | عيد تطهير مريم العذراء (Candlemas). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | Lichtmeß (Candlemas), Mariä Lichtmess (Candlemas), Darstellung des Herrn (Candlemas). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | Lichtmeß (Candlemas), Mariä Lichtmess (Candlemas), Darstellung des Herrn (Candlemas). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | Candelora (Candlemas). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | ろうそくママ (Candlemas), 聖燭祭 (Candlemas). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 성촉절 (Candlemas), 촛불행렬을 함 (Candlemas), 성모마리아의 순결을 기념하는 축제일 (Candlemas), 【가톨릭】 성촉절 (Candlemas). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Manx | Laa'l Moirrey Ny Gainle (Candlemas, feast of purification). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Manx Gaelic | Laa'l Moirrey Ny Gainle (Candlemas, feast of purification). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polish | święto matki boskiej gromnicznej (Candlemas), Gromniczna (Candlemas). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polnisch | święto matki boskiej gromnicznej (Candlemas), Gromniczna (Candlemas). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polski | święto matki boskiej gromnicznej (Candlemas), Gromniczna (Candlemas). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | Candelária (Candlemas, Candelaria). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ruotsi | Kyndelsmässodagen (Candlemas), Kyndelsmässa (Candlemas). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian | Сретение (Candlemas), Сретение Господне (Candlemas). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian (transliteration) | sretenie (Candlemas), sretenie gospodne (Candlemas). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki | Сретение (Candlemas), Сретение Господне (Candlemas). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki (transliteration) | sretenie (Candlemas), sretenie gospodne (Candlemas). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Serbian (transliteration) | verski praznik (Candlemas), sretenje (Candlemas). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sjaelland | Kyndelmisse (Candlemas). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Slovak | Hromnice (Candlemas). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Slovakian | Hromnice (Candlemas). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | candelaria (Candlemas), purificación (purification, Candlemas, cleansing, expurgation, purifying), Purificacin (Candlemas). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomea | kynttilänpäivä (Candlemas). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomi | kynttilänpäivä (Candlemas). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Svenska | Kyndelsmässodagen (Candlemas), Kyndelsmässa (Candlemas). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swedish | Kyndelsmässodagen (Candlemas), Kyndelsmässa (Candlemas). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Turkish | Hazreti Meryem Yortusu (Candlemas), Ýki Þubat (Candlemas). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, Candlemas. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
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| Language | Translations for “Candlemas” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | Cathagandlathagemathagas (Candlemas). Additional references: Athag, Candlemas. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | Cagandlagemagas (Candlemas). Additional references: Double Dutch, Candlemas. (volunteer) | |||
| Esperanto | Kandelfesto (Candlemas). Additional references: Esperanto, Candlemas. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | (/-\{\}|)#3[V]/-\5 (Candlemas). Additional references: Leet, Candlemas. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | Copandlopemopas (Candlemas). Additional references: Oppish, Candlemas. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | Andlemascay (Candlemas). Additional references: Pig Latin, Candlemas. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | Candelara (Candlemas). Additional references: Terran B, Candlemas. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | Cubandlubemubas (Candlemas). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Candlemas. (volunteer) | |||
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