Candlemas Synonyms

kăndl-məs
Feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. candlemas-day
  2. Feb 2

Words Related to Candlemas

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. martinmas
  2. ascension-day
  3. maundy-thursday
  4. feast of tabernacles
  5. trinity-sunday
  6. tabernacles
  7. ash-wednesday
  8. pentecost
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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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