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menorah
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun menorah has 2 senses
- menorah(n = noun.artifact) Array - (Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of Creation; Array is a kind of candelabra, candelabrum
- menorah(n = noun.artifact) Array - (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival; Array is a kind of candelabra, candelabrum
OXFORD DICTIONARY
menorah, n. a seven-armed candelabrum used in Jewish worship, esp. as a symbol of Judaism.
Etymology
Heb., = candlestick
THESAURUS
menorah
Agnus Dei, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, ark, asperger, asperges, aspergillum, bambino, beadroll, beads, candle, censer, chaplet, ciborium, cross, crucifix, cruet, eucharistial, holy cross, holy water, holy-water sprinkler, icon, incensory, matzo, mezuzah, mikvah, monstrance, osculatory, ostensorium, paschal candle, pax, phylacteries, prayer shawl, prayer wheel, pyx, relics, rood, rosary, sacramental, sacred relics, sacring bell, shofar, sukkah, tabernacle, tallith, thurible, urceole, veronica, vigil light, votive candle
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