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Definition of cierge in English: ciergenoun sɪˈɛːʒ historical A wax candle, especially one used in religious ceremonies. the cierges were lighted, and a splendid mass in music performed Example sentencesExamples - I dutifully went ahead and nailed the thing up, even lighted a cierge or two.
- Edward donated six manors to the abbey on condition that the whole convent attended an annual vigil with 'one hundred cierges being being lighted about the queen's tomb'.
- In order than the finished cierges may cool gradually, they should be put between cloths and covered with blankets.
- Inspired by your thoughts, I went to the Cathedral before the game and paid 4 big bucks to light a cierge.
- I never saw the Church so adorned with Tapestry and Lustres, nor illuminated with cierges in my life.
Origin Middle English: from Old French cerge, from Latin cereas 'wax taper'. |