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Candlemas
Can·dle·mas [ kánd'lməss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
Christian feast day: a Christian feast marking the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus Christ in the Temple.February 2.
[Pre-12th century. <candle + Mass]
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