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vigil light

NOUN:
  1. A small candle kept burning in the chancel of Christian churches to symbolize the presence of the Holy Sacrament; an altar light.
  2. A candle lighted by a worshiper for a special devotional purpose.
  3. A light or candle kept burning at a shrine or before an icon.



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