vigil candle
Prayer light offering
A vigil candle is a candle lit as an act of prayer, remembrance, or devotion, typically in a church or at a memorial.
These candles often burn for extended periods—hours or days—symbolizing continuous prayer or watchfulness.
They're placed before religious icons, at shrines, or at sites honoring the dead: She lit a vigil candle for her grandmother.
- votiveOffered in devotion
- flameBurning gas made visible
- eternal flameContinuously burning memorial light
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- prayerAddress to deity
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