Candlemas : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Candlemas	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Candlemas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Candlemas n feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland Synonym(s): Candlemas, Candlemas Day, Feb 2
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Candlemas \Can"dle*mas\, n. [AS. candelm[91]sse, candel candle + m[91]sse mass.] 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.