Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
While "candelabrum" is now often used to mean a branched candle holder, the term has been used to describe a variety of lighting objects. A candelabrum may describe a tall stand that supports a lamp. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] The Roman candelabra may consist of a stalk or reed, the upper part moulded with projecting feature to carry lights at the top, and ...
The menorah (/ m ə ˈ n ɔː r ə /; Hebrew: מְנוֹרָה mənōrā, pronounced) is a seven-branched candelabrum that is described in the Hebrew Bible and in later ancient sources as having been used in the Tabernacle and in the Temple in Jerusalem.
It may have been derived from chandelle meaning "tallow candle", [4] or chandelabre in Old French and candēlābrum in Latin, and ultimately from candēla meaning "candle". [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In the earlier periods, the term " candlestick ", chandelier in France, may be used to refer to a candelabra , a hanging branched light, or a wall light or sconce .
A Hanukkah menorah, or hanukkiah, [a] is a nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Eight of the nine branches hold lights (candles or oil lamps) that symbolize the eight nights of the holiday; on each night, one more light is lit than the previous night, until on the final night all eight branches are ignited.
The Seven-Branched Candelabrum is a large candlestand from the Essen Cathedral Treasury. Today, it stands on the ground floor of the Westwork of Essen Cathedral . The lampstand, which dates to around the year 1000, is a significant bronze artwork of the early Middle Ages and the oldest preserved seven-armed church candelabrum.
E. candelabrum latex is an effective abortifacient, and a concoction containing pith from the branches may be given to women after childbirth to assist in the expulsion of the placenta. [16] Its roots can be boiled, and drinking this fluid is said to help with stomach aches, constipation, and infertility.
Candelabrum austrogeorgiae (Jäderholm, 1904) Candelabrum austro-georgiae Jäderholm, 1905; Candelabrum capensis (Manton, 1940) Candelabrum cocksii (Cocks, 1854) Candelabrum fritchmanii Hewitt & Goddard, 2001; Candelabrum giganteum (Bonnevie, 1898) Candelabrum harrisoni (Briggs, 1928) Candelabrum meridianum (Briggs, 1939) Candelabrum minutum ...
Ceropegia is a genus of plants within the family Apocynaceae, native to Africa, southern Asia, and Australia. [2] [3] It was named by Carl Linnaeus, who first described this genus in his Genera plantarum, which appeared in 1737. [4]