votive candle

votive candle
Synonyms and related words:
Agnus Dei, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, ark, asperger, asperges, aspergillum, bambino, beadroll, beads, candle, censer, chaplet, ciborium, cross, crucifix, cruet, eucharistial, holy cross, holy water, holy-water sprinkler, icon, incensory, matzo, menorah, mezuzah, mikvah, monstrance, osculatory, ostensorium, paschal candle, pax, phylacteries, prayer shawl, prayer wheel, pyx, relics, rood, rosary, sacramental, sacred relics, sacring bell, shofar, sukkah, tabernacle, tallith, thurible, urceole, veronica, vigil light

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  • votive candle — n. a candle used as a vigil light * * * …   Universalium

  • votive candle — n. a candle used as a vigil light …   English World dictionary

  • Votive candle — A votive candle is a small, typically white or beeswax yellow, candle, originally intended to be burnt as a votive offering in a religious ceremony. It also refers to a standard size of candle 2 inches high by 1.5 inches diameter, of any color or …   Wikipedia

  • votive candle — noun Date: 1824 1. a candle lit in devotion or gratitude 2. a small squat candle called also votive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • votive candle — noun, pl ⋯ dles [count] : a small candle that is sometimes used in religious ceremonies …   Useful english dictionary

  • Votive site — Votive sites are sites where animal sacrifice in the form of bones deposited in a split in a block of stone or beneath a cairn are made. The sites strongly resemble graves or tombs, however no human bones are found. Such finds are made in… …   Wikipedia

  • Votive deposit — A votive deposit or votive offering is an object left in a sacred place for ritual purposes. Such items are a feature of modern and ancient societies and are generally made in order to gain favour with supernatural forces. Votive offerings have… …   Wikipedia

  • candle — Synonyms and related words: ASA scale, Agnus Dei, British candle, Hefner candle, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, Scheiner scale, ark, asperger, asperges, aspergillum, bambino, bayberry candle, beadroll, beads, bougie, bougie… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • votive — 1. adjective a) dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge She placed a votive offering at the shrine. b) of, expressing or symbolizing a vow The church was lit by votive candles …   Wiktionary

  • candle — noun hand dipped white candles Syn: taper, votive candle; archaic glim …   Thesaurus of popular words

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