In the Christian Church: one of several candles placed about the coffin at a funeral service. Now rare (historical in later use).

A certain kind or size of candle, used esp. at court and in churches.

a tall thick candle used for ceremonial purposes.

(a) a candle kept burning beside a dying person or a corpse; (b) Scottish a hovering or flickering phosphorescent light, superstitiously regarded…

a twenty-four-hour candle burned to commemorate the death of a close relative, traditionally kindled on the eve of the anniversary, and on the four…