Hanukah

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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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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Hanukkah.

    A far-right Polish MP has extinguished candles on a menorah lit for Hanukah in Poland’s parliament, disrupting proceedings before a planned vote of confidence in the new government.

    2023 December 12, Shaun Walker, “Far-right Polish MP uses fire extinguisher to put out Hanukah candles”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2025

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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HanukkahHannukahChanukahChanukkahChannukahChannukkahFestival 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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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