Candlestick Definition

kăndl-stĭk
candlesticks
noun
candlesticks
A usually tall candleholder.
American Heritage
A cupped or spiked holder for a candle or candles.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
candlestick
Plural:
candlesticks

Origin of Candlestick

  • From Middle English candelstik, candelstikke, from Old English candelsticca (“candlestick”), equivalent to candle +‎ stick. Cognate with Scots candilsteke, candilstik (“candlestick”).

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Candlestick Sentence Examples

  • He put the letter under the candlestick and closed his eyes.

  • At Winchester the paschal candlestick was of silver, and was the gift of Canute..

  • In the Holy of Holies was a " cloud of light " (shekinah), symbolical of the presence of Yahweh, and before it stood the candlestick with six branches, on each of which and on the central stern was a lamp eternally burning; while in the forecourt was an altar on which the sacred fire was never allowed to go out.

  • At most pontifical functions, moreover, the bishop - as the representative of Christ - is preceded by an acolyte with a burning candle (bugia) on a candlestick.

  • The Menorah, the eight branched candlestick, is given prominent place in the home.

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Words Starting With

CCACAN

Words Ending With

KCKICK

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With C11 Letter Words Ending With K