NOUN: "an 8-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th of Kislev and commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem after its defilement by Antiochus of Syria" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "an 8-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th of Kislev and commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem after its defilement by Antiochus of Syria" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DEFILEMENT (noun)
1. the state of being polluted
REDEDICATION (noun)
1. a new dedication

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