Căn'dle-mas, n.
n. [Candle and mass, A-S. candlemasse.] A festival celebrated on the second day of February, in honor of the purification of the Virgin Mary; — so called from the great number of lights used on that occasion.
n. [Candle and mass, A-S. candlemasse.] A festival celebrated on the second day of February, in honor of the purification of the Virgin Mary; — so called from the great number of lights used on that occasion.