Ha·nuk·kah or Ha·nu·kah also Cha·nu·kah  (KHä'nə-kə, hä'-)  n. Judaism An eight-day festival beginning on the 25th day of Kislev, commemorating the victory in 165 B.C. of the Maccabees over Antiochus Epiphanes (c. 215-164 B.C.) and the rededication of the Temple at Jerusalem. Also called Feast of Dedication, Feast of Lights. [Hebrew ḥānukkâ, dedication, from ḥānak, to train, dedicate; see ḥnk in Semitic roots.] |
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| (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC |