Candlemas, Candlemas Day, Feb
(noun) feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Can"dle*mas, n. Etym: [AS. candelmæsse, candel candle _ mæsse mass.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
