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Webster 1913 Edition


Cierge


Cierge

,
Noun.
[F., fr. L.
cera
wax.]
A wax candle used in religous rites.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cierge

CIERGE

,
Noun.
A candle carried in processions.

Definition 2024


cierge

cierge

English

Noun

cierge (plural cierges)

  1. A wax candle used in religious rites.


French

Etymology

From Latin cereus (waxy), from cera (wax). The French word has an irregular development, possibly due to its contact with liturgical Latin or perhaps influence from vierge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sjɛʁʒ/

Noun

cierge m (plural cierges)

  1. (religion) candle
  2. (botany) cereus

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