Feast of the Dedication

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Noun1.Feast of the Dedication - (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BCFeast of the Dedication - (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
Channukah, Channukkah, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Feast of Dedication, Feast of Lights, Festival of Lights, Hannukah, Hanukah, Hanukkah
Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
Jewish holy day - a religious holiday for Jews
Chislev, Kislev - the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December)
Tebet, Tevet - the fourth month of the civil year; the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year (in December and January)
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Roman Catholics will celebrate tomorrow the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy, one of the four major Roman basilicas, and the most important church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, known as the "mother and head of all the churches of the city and the world."
Corruption, injustice have no room in sacred space
The feast of the dedication of the monument was April 11, 1920.
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When examining the overall chant repertory of the cathedral, however, 0 magna convinx appears to be closest and, indeed, practically identical to the melody of only two other chants, that of the responsory verses Fundata estdomus domini and Hec estdomus domini for the feast of the Dedication of the Church (Fig.
Appropriating the instruments of worship: the 1512 Medici restoration and the Florentine cathedral choirbooks *
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