Candlemas
English
/ˈkæn.dəl.məs/
noun
Definitions
- The festival in the Christian year celebrated on February 2nd. It commemorates the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple.
- A quarter day in Scotland.
Etymology
Suffix from English candle.
Origin
English
candle
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- candle English
- candleberry English
- candlebomb English
- candlefish English
- candleflame English
- candleglow English
- candleholder English
- candleless English
- candlelight English
- candlelighted English
- candlelighter English
- candlelighting English
- candlelike English
- candlelit English
- candlemaker English
- candlemaking English
- candlenut English
- candlepin English
- candlepower English
- candler English
- candleshine English
- candlestand English
- candlestick English
- candlestub English
- candlewaster English
- candlewax English
- candlewick English
- candlewood English
- oxygen candle English
- candel Middle English
- kyndilmessa Old Norse
- kyndilsmessa Faroese
- kāāntōļ Marshallese
- kandel Tok Pisin
- kandra Sranan Tongo
- kanduru Shona
- kandulo Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- candle
- candler
- candlelit
- candlewax
- candlepin
- candlenut
- candlebomb
- candlelike
- candleglow
- candlefish
- candleless
- candlewood
- candlewick
- candlestub
- candleberry
- candlelight
- candlepower
- candleshine
- candleflame
- candlestand
- candlemaker
- candlestick
- candlemaking
- candlewaster
- candleholder
- candlelighter
- candlelighted
- oxygen candle
- candlelighting