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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Candlemas

/(#)/ · Can·dle·mas · IPA /ˈkæn.dəl.məs/
01 n. The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; -- so called because the candles for t…
  1. 1.
    The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; -- so called because the candles for the altar or other sacred uses are blessed on that day.