candlemas | Amarkosh

Meaning of word candlemas from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple. A quarter day in Scotland.

Synonyms : candlemas day, feb 2

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An act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something.

astana (noun)
Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.

rusticity (noun)
The quality of being rustic or gauche.

socialism (noun)
A political theory advocating state ownership of industry.

agonizing (adjective)
Extremely painful.

get stuck (verb)
Be unable to move further.

angler fish (noun)
Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.

somebody (noun)
A human being.

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The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth.

nepalese (noun)
A native or inhabitant of Nepal.