branched+candlestick
1Candlestick — A candlestick, chamberstick, or single candelabrum is a holder for one or more candles, used for illumination, rituals or decorative purposes.Although electric lighting has phased out candles, candlesticks and candelabra are still used in modern… …
2Ceremonial use of lights — Religious services often make use of a combination of light and darkness. The ceremonial use of lights is found in the practice of many religions. Candles are extremely common and other forms of light, whether fire or other, are also used.… …
3Eastern Orthodox church architecture — The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, the world s tallest Orthodox church. An Orthodox church as a church building of Eastern Orthodoxy has a distinct, recognizable style among church architectures. C …
4Lights — • Article concerned with the general aspects and in particular with the charge so often levelled against Catholicism of adopting wholesale the ceremonial practices of the pagan world Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lights Ligh …
5candelabra — noun branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights • Syn: ↑candelabrum • Hypernyms: ↑candlestick, ↑candle holder • Hyponyms: ↑menorah, ↑Menorah …
6ABOAB, ISAAC I — (end of the 14th century), rabbinic author and preacher; probably lived in Spain. His father seems to have been called Abraham and may have been the Abraham Aboab to whom judah b. asher of Toledo (d. 1349) addressed responsa (Zikhron Yehudah, 53a …
7TITUS, ARCH OF — (1) A triumphal arch commemorating titus victory over the Jews and his conquest of Jerusalem, erected in 80 C.E. during his reign as emperor, apparently at the eastern end of the Circus Maximus in Rome. This arch, no longer extant, is known from… …
8Temple in Jerusalem — Main articles: Solomon s Temple, Second Temple, and Third Temple A model of Herod s Temple adjacent to the Shrine of the Book exhibit at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem …
9FOLKLORE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction …
10girandola — gir an*do la, girandole gir an*dole(j[i^]r an*d[=o]l; 277), n. [F. See {Gyrate}.] 1. An ornate ornamental branched candlestick, often with a mirror at the back. [WordNet sense 1] [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. A flower stand, fountain, or the… …
