soul candlen.

Brit.

/ˈsəʊl ˌkandl/, U.S.

/ˈsoʊl ˌkænd(ə)l/

Forms: see soul n. and candle n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soul n., candle n.

Etymology: < soul n. + candle n.In sense 2 after Yiddish neshome licht < neshome soul ( < Hebrew nešāmā ) + licht ( < Middle High German licht light n.¹).

1. In the Christian Church: one of several candles placed about the coffin at a funeral service. Now rare (historical in later use).

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the world > life > death > obsequies > funeral equipment > [noun] > candle

soul candle1389

ghost candle1885

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > used at specific times or in certain places

soul candle1389

sizea1483

staff-torch1532

death candle1808

yahrzeit candle1906

1389 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 184 (MED) [Four] saulecandels [shall be found, and used in the burial services].

1869 Fortn. Rev. 1 Oct. 399 Yet side by side with these provisions we find purely ‘friendly’ ones for the burial of members, soul-candles, the helping of pilgrims,..the giving of ale to the poor, &c.

1919 A. Kelsey Yucatecan Scenes & Sounds 30 I departed but soon returned with two fat little soul-candles—the kind that are burned at the head and foot of a coffin.

2. In Judaism: a candle lit in memory of a parent, relative, or friend on the anniversary of his or her death, or to honour the dead at a religious festival or ceremonial occasion. Also in extended use.The custom is said to derive from Proverbs 20:27: ‘The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord’.

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society > faith > artefacts > consumables > candle or light > [noun] > lit on eve of anniversary of parent's death

soul candle1891

1891 D. Gerard Recha viii. 218 It was the sacred ‘soul-candle’, destined to burn in the synagogue during the whole of the Lange Tage.

1939 M. Samuel tr. I. J. Singer East of Eden xvii. 199 Sheindel wanted to know..the proper time on which to observe his anniversary, the day on which to light a soul candle in remembrance of him.

1978 I. B. Singer Shosha viii. 141 Toward the evening meal, she lit a large candle stuck in a pot of sand—a ‘soul candle’—and put on a silk holiday dress.

1988 I. Greenberg Jewish Way (1993) ii. 390 A public ceremony of lighting a remembrance flame on Mount Zion was matched by the lighting of ‘soul candles’.

2002 A. Margalit Ethics of Memory p. viii The only honorable role for the Jews that remain is to form communities of memory—to serve as ‘soul candles’ like the candles that are ritually kindled in memory of the dead.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soul candle
释义	soul candlen. Brit. /ˈsəʊl ˌkandl/, U.S. /ˈsoʊl ˌkænd(ə)l/ Forms: see soul n. and candle n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soul n., candle n. Etymology: < soul n. + candle n.In sense 2 after Yiddish neshome licht < neshome soul ( < Hebrew nešāmā ) + licht ( < Middle High German licht light n.¹). 1. In the Christian Church: one of several candles placed about the coffin at a funeral service. Now rare (historical in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > funeral equipment > [noun] > candle soul candle1389 ghost candle1885 the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > used at specific times or in certain places soul candle1389 sizea1483 staff-torch1532 death candle1808 yahrzeit candle1906 1389 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 184 (MED) [Four] saulecandels [shall be found, and used in the burial services]. 1869 Fortn. Rev. 1 Oct. 399 Yet side by side with these provisions we find purely ‘friendly’ ones for the burial of members, soul-candles, the helping of pilgrims,..the giving of ale to the poor, &c. 1919 A. Kelsey Yucatecan Scenes & Sounds 30 I departed but soon returned with two fat little soul-candles—the kind that are burned at the head and foot of a coffin. 2. In Judaism: a candle lit in memory of a parent, relative, or friend on the anniversary of his or her death, or to honour the dead at a religious festival or ceremonial occasion. Also in extended use.The custom is said to derive from Proverbs 20:27: ‘The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord’. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > consumables > candle or light > [noun] > lit on eve of anniversary of parent's death soul candle1891 1891 D. Gerard Recha viii. 218 It was the sacred ‘soul-candle’, destined to burn in the synagogue during the whole of the Lange Tage. 1939 M. Samuel tr. I. J. Singer East of Eden xvii. 199 Sheindel wanted to know..the proper time on which to observe his anniversary, the day on which to light a soul candle in remembrance of him. 1978 I. B. Singer Shosha viii. 141 Toward the evening meal, she lit a large candle stuck in a pot of sand—a ‘soul candle’—and put on a silk holiday dress. 1988 I. Greenberg Jewish Way (1993) ii. 390 A public ceremony of lighting a remembrance flame on Mount Zion was matched by the lighting of ‘soul candles’. 2002 A. Margalit Ethics of Memory p. viii The only honorable role for the Jews that remain is to form communities of memory—to serve as ‘soul candles’ like the candles that are ritually kindled in memory of the dead. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1389
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