votive candle

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English

A blue votive candle

Noun

votive candle (plural votive candles)

A thick cylindrical pillar-shaped candle often encased in a glass casing.
A small candle burnt as a votive offering in an act of Christian prayer.

Coordinate terms

taper candle

Translations

thick cylindrical candle

small candle burnt as an offering

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