Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C Candlemas: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Can•dle•mas Pronunciation: (kan'dl-mus, -mas"), [key] — n. a church festival, February 2, in honor of the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary: candles are blessed on this day. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: candlemas (Thesaurus) candlelit candlenut ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: supercilious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language