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candelabrum

noun

can·​de·​la·​brum ˌkan-də-ˈlä-brəm How to pronounce candelabrum (audio)
 sometimes  -ˈla-
plural candelabra ˌkan-də-ˈlä-brə How to pronounce candelabrum (audio)
 sometimes  -ˈla-
also candelabrums

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Each rosette features a single, tall candelabrum of stout, poker-style flowers that bloom red orange. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2021 In commemoration, Jews celebrate Chanukah for eight days by lighting an eight-branched candelabrum known as a menorah. Rabbi Moishe Kievman, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Nov. 2021 Hanukkah came to the White House itself, in 1989, when President George H.W. Bush displayed a menorah there, a candelabrum given to him by the Synagogue Council of America. Jonathan D. Sarna, The Conversation, 4 Dec. 2020 The exhibition includes fine examples of Verrocchio’s metalwork (an agate vase with silver mountings and a magnificent bronze candelabrum) and a roomful of drawings, which is an impressive assemblage given the paucity of his drawings. Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019 Even without a book or a guide, even after two millenniums of crumbling, the image of the seven-branched candelabrum — the Jewish menorah — is unmistakable on the inner wall of the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum. David Laskin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2018 Well, why not start with the basics: a menorah, the candelabrum that holds eight candles, one for each night of the Jewish holiday. Alexandra Gurvitch, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2017 The menorah, a candelabrum used during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, was made of glass and burned oil. Melanie Grayce West, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2017 Kubitschek put a few new candles in the candelabrum, pressing them into the molten red wax of the old ones. James Angelos, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of candelabrum was in 1811

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