candlemas Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland
    Candlemas Day; Feb 2.

WordNet

Can"dle*mas noun
Etymology
AS. candelmæsse, candel candle _ mæsse mass.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913