CANDELABRUM (candelabra)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: candelabra   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does candelabrum mean? 

• CANDELABRUM (noun)
  The noun CANDELABRUM has 1 sense:

1. branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights

  Familiarity information: CANDELABRUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANDELABRUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

candelabra; candelabrum

Hypernyms ("candelabrum" is a kind of...):

candle holder; candlestick (a holder with sockets for candles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "candelabrum"):

menorah ((Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival)

Menorah ((Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of Creation)

 Context examples 

Let me assure them that this little bundle of letters would give more joy than all the candelabra and butter-dishes in London.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)