Candlestick Synonyms

kăndl-stĭk
A holder with sockets for candles
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. candelabrum
  2. candelabra
  3. pricket
  4. taper holder
  5. flat candlestick
  6. candle holder
  7. menorah
  8. candleholder
  9. sconce

Words Related to Candlestick

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. cruet
  2. snuffer
  3. pewter
  4. parcel-gilt
  5. flagon
  6. censer
  7. basons
  8. snuff-box
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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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