candlelighting

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

candle +‎ lighting

Noun[edit]

candlelighting (countable and uncountable, plural candlelightings)

  1. The lighting of a candle, especially as part of a ceremony
  2. (Judaism) The specific time eighteen minutes before sundown when Shabbat or holiday candles are supposed to be lit, according to halacha.
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