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VIGIL CANDLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vigil candle mean? 

VIGIL CANDLE (noun)
  The noun VIGIL CANDLE has 1 sense:

1. a candle lighted by a worshiper in a churchplay

  Familiarity information: VIGIL CANDLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VIGIL CANDLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A candle lighted by a worshiper in a church

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

vigil candle; vigil light

Hypernyms ("vigil candle" is a kind of...):

candle; taper; wax light (stick of wax with a wick in the middle)


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