candlelighting

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noun

The lighting of a candle, especially as part of a ceremony

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Meanings

nouncandlelighting (countable and uncountable, plural candlelightings)

plural candlelightings

  1. countableuncountableThe lighting of a candle, especially as part of a ceremony
  2. JudaismcountableuncountableThe specific time eighteen minutes before sundown when Shabbat or holiday candles are supposed to be lit, according to halacha.

Origin

From candle + lighting.

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candlelighting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candlelighting

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“candlelighting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candlelighting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “candlelighting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candlelighting.

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