Channukkah

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A form of Hanukkah — An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

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HanukkahHanukahHannukahChanukahChanukkahChannukahFestival of LightsFeast of Lights
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. rareRare spelling of Hanukkah.First known use 19th c.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC

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HanukkahHanukahHannukahChanukahChanukkahChannukahFestival of LightsFeast of LightsFeast of DedicationFeast of the Dedication
Broader
Jewish holy day
Also see
feast of dedicationfestival of lightshanukkah

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

Channukkah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Channukkah

MLA

“Channukkah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Channukkah. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Channukkah,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Channukkah.

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