votive candle
noun
plural votive candles
: a short thick candle used especially as a prayer offering or for decoration
Male and female patrons crowd together at small tables where flames wobble on colored votive candles.—
Rachel Hickerson
Rachel Hickerson… in some parts of the church you still bake. A lot of churches have gotten rid of votive candles because of the soot and the heat.—Rev. John Kozar, quoted in The Pittsburgh (PA) Press
Rev. John Kozar, quoted in The Pittsburgh (PA) Presscalled also votive
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On Sunday evening, a small group held a vigil at the pier, laying bouquets on the ground, lighting votive candles and hanging a rosary and a small image of a Virgin Mary on a fence.
—Andrew Keh, New York Times, 19 May 2025
But this support veered toward dogma, and had a pope: Fauci, or St. Anthony Fauci, as votive candles bearing his likeness called him.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Worshippers clad in black bowed their heads in prayer and lit votive candles to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus.
—Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
The office Swihart is moving into has stained glass blocks and bricks that appear to have had votive candles on them, based on stains on the bottom of some bricks.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Keh, New York Times, 19 May 2025
But this support veered toward dogma, and had a pope: Fauci, or St. Anthony Fauci, as votive candles bearing his likeness called him.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Worshippers clad in black bowed their heads in prayer and lit votive candles to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus.
—Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
The office Swihart is moving into has stained glass blocks and bricks that appear to have had votive candles on them, based on stains on the bottom of some bricks.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for votive candle
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“Votive candle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/votive%20candle. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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