candlelighting
English
Etymology
From
candle
+
lighting
.
Pronunciation
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Noun
candlelighting
(
countable and uncountable
,
plural
candlelightings
)
The lighting of a
candle
, especially as part of a
ceremony
(
Judaism
)
The specific time eighteen minutes before
sundown
when
Shabbat
or holiday candles are supposed to be lit, according to
halacha
.