candelabrum

can·de·la·brum

C0062700 (kăn′dl-ä′brəm, -ăb′rəm, -ā′brəm)n. pl. can·de·la·bra (-brə) or can·de·la·brums A candleholder, especially a large or ornate one with several arms or branches.

[Latin candēlābrum, candlestick, from candēla, candle; see candle.]

candelabrum

(ˌkændɪˈlɑːbrəm) or

candelabra

n, pl -bra (-brə) , -brums or -bras (Furniture) a large branched candleholder or holder for overhead lights[C19: from Latin, from candēla candle]

can•de•la•brum

(ˌkæn dlˈɑ brəm, -dlˈeɪ-)

n., pl. -bra (-brə), -brums. an ornamental branched holder for more than one candle. [1805–15; < Latin candēlābrum candlestick]

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Noun

candelabrum - branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lightscandelabracandle holder, candlestick - a holder with sockets for candlesmenorah - (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festivalMenorah - (Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of Creation

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lampadariocandelabroканделябр

candelabrum

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candelabrum

(kăn'dəlä`brəm), primarily a support for candles, designed in the form of a turned baluster or a tapered column, also a branched candlestick or a lampstand. Though most used and developed during the Renaissance, the candelabrum originated in Etruria and Rome. Candelabra found in Etruscan and Pompeiian ruins are usually of bronze. From ancient Rome come the tall and monumental candelabra used in temples and public buildings. Of bronze or marble, they had triangular pedestals from which rose columnar shafts, finely sculptured and terminating at the top in a bowl used for holding illuminating oil and incense. With these as inspiration, Italian Renaissance artists produced superb candelabra in rich materials for altars, chapels, and processions. In that period the distinctive form of the candelabrum came also to be a ubiquitous decorative motive, used freely in architectural ornament, tapestry borders, stained-glass windows, and furniture. It was even converted (especially in Lombardy) into a definite architectural element, taking the place of a column or colonnette, as in windows of the Certosa at Pavia.

Bibliography

See F. W. Robins, The Story of the Lamp (and the Candle) (1939).

candelabrum

1. A movable candle lampstand with central shaft and, often, branches or a decorative representation thereof. 2. A lighting device designed as an architectural fixture, composed as in definition 1, above. Also see lamp post.

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Synonyms for candelabrum

noun branched candlestick

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