yahrzeit candle

noun

A type of candle that is lit in memory of the deceased.

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Meanings

nounyahrzeit candle (plural yahrzeit candles)

plural yahrzeit candles

  1. JudaismlifestyleA type of candle that is lit in memory of the deceased.

    Every year he brought the yahrzeit candle out, and looked at it, and thought about lighting it.

    2007, Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, 4th Estate (2010), page 348
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