Candle Meaning
/ˈkæn.dəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
nounThe protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.
Sentence Examples
Put out the candle. The blackout is over.
The candle has gone out.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The power outage forced us to light a ____ for reading.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We lit a single ____ when the power went out during the big storm.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English candel, from Old English candel (“candle”), borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”), from Latin candeō (“be white, bright, shining”, verb); see candid. Doublet of candela and chandelle.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"That’s why self-consciously Anglo-catholic churches which are a mile high up the paschal candle can do reasonably well in the current climate."
— 2016 May 2, Kelvin Holdsworth, “The Seven Actual Marks of Mission”, in Thurible.net:
"For those towards the top of the candle, receiving holy communion is not the same as a celebration of the mass, and mailing the sacred host demonstrates a serious lack of reverence for the sacrament."
— 2020 December 18, Robert Paterson, “Consecrated bread should not be posted to communicants”, in Church Times:
"Clergy higher up the candle had different ideas. From the 1920s, Anglo-Papalism had favoured Roman fashions, and many of the Catholic clergy wore Latin cassocks — with plain or lacy cottas, and birettas — for the Offices; and, eschewing the surplice, an amice and alb — usually with Latin vestments — for the eucharist."
— 2022 May 27, Philip Goff, “Platinum Jubilee: The way we wore”, in Church Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The power outage forced us to light a ____ for reading.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We lit a single ____ when the power went out during the big storm.