单词 | yahrzeit candle |
释义 | > as lemmasyahrzeit candle yahrzeit candle n. 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 occasions on which Yizkor (Yizkor n.) is observed annually; (later also) an electric lamp resembling such a candle, and used for the same purpose. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > used at specific times or in certain places soul candle1389 sizea1483 staff-torch1532 death candle1808 yahrzeit candle1906 1906 Jewish Encycl. (new ed.) VII. 64/2 The jahrzeit is distinguished by three rites: (1) fasting, which has been relaxed in modern times; (2) the Kaddish prayer; (3) the jahrzeit candle, which is kept burning for twenty-four hours. 1959 P. Roth Goodbye, Columbus & 5 Short Stories 203 The only light burning was downstairs in the dining room where the shabus candles flickered in their tall golden holders and Herbie's jahrzeit candle trembled in its glass. 1995 Canad. Jewish News 11 May 18/2 As people of all ages placed yahrzeit candles on the bimah, names of those who perished, relatives of local survivors, were read. 1997 B. Wagner I'm losing You (1998) 261 Free Electric Yartzeit Candle. 2002 J. Eugenides Middlesex iii. 244 They looted the Jewish market, taking everything but the matzoh and the yahrzeit candles. < as lemmas |
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