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Meanings of prayer candle in English

Russian
церковная свеча
Portuguese
círio
Spanish
cirio
Catalan
ciri
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Type of votive offering in Christianity.

церковная свеча
Synonyms
Examples for "votive candle"
Examples for "votive candle"
1
Father Tom lights a votive candle and prays for courage and understanding.
Boston noir
2
A votive candle on the coffee table began to sputter and pop.
Heat Wave
3
In fact, the votive candle offerings-itsonly source of income-barelypay for maintenance.
Dark mysteries of the vatican
4
I inverted that same votive candle holder in another post.
Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food
5
A votive candle in a ruby-red glass fluttered fitfully in the half-inch of wax that remained.
Fear nothing
Usage of prayer candle in English
1
Inside, half a hundred prayer candles burned in a fragrant silence.
A Game of Thrones
2
She bought incense sticks and small prayer candles for visitors to light when they came to pay their respects.
The favorites: a novel
3
Or lit prayer candles.
Haunted: a novel of stories
4
"The confessional," he murmured, and headed for the side where the wooden booths were set up, near the long row of unlit prayer candles.
Gentlemen prefer succubi
Translations for prayer candle
Portuguese
círio
Catalan
ciri