also Chanukkah, "eight-day Jewish festival in commemoration of the purification of the Temple in Jerusalem in 165 B.C.E.," 1891, from Hebrew hanukkah "consecration."
masc. proper name, in Old Testament eldest son of Cain, father of Methuselah, from Latin Enoch, from Greek Enokh, from Hebrew Hanokh, literally "dedicated, consecrated," from hanakh "he dedicated," whence also Hanukkah. Related: Enochian.
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Definitions of Hanukkah from WordNet
Hanukkah (n.)
(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC;
Synonyms: Hanukah / Hannukah / Chanukah / Chanukkah / Channukah / Channukkah / Festival of Lights / Feast of Lights / Feast of Dedication / Feast of the Dedication
