noun
feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland
• Hypernyms: ↑quarter day
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nounsee candlemas 2
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Can|dle|mas «KAN duhl muhs», noun, or Candlemas Day,
February 2, a church festival in honor of the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple. It is celebrated with lighted candles.
╂[Old English candelmæsse < candel candle + mæsse Mass]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.