Carry-a-torch-for Definition

verb

(idiomatic) To love or to be romantically infatuated with, especially when such feelings are not reciprocated.

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Origin of Carry-a-torch-for

  • The association of a torch with love may date to the Greek and Roman tradition of a wedding torch, lit in the bride’s hearth on her wedding night, then used to light the hearth in her new home. Such a torch is associated with the Greek god of marriage Hymenaios.

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  • From the metaphor of a burning flame, to keep a fire burning.

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