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votive candle

votive candle noun: a thick cylindrical pillar-shaped candle often encased in a glass casing.

votive candle: a thick cylindrical pillar-shaped candle often encased in a glass casing
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Noun

votive candle (plural votive candles)

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

Forms of votive candle

pluralvotive candles

Questions about votive candle

What does votive candle mean?
Votive candle means a thick cylindrical pillar-shaped candle often encased in a glass casing.
What part of speech is votive candle?
Votive candle is a noun.
What is the plural of votive candle?
The plural of votive candle is votive candles.

Words near votive candle in the dictionary

  1. votings
  2. Votish
  3. votist
  4. votists
  5. votive
  6. votive candle
  7. votive candles
  8. votive mass
  9. votive masses
  10. votively
  11. votiveness

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