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.
Synonyms
taper, sconce
Origin
Middle English: from Old French cerge, from Latin cereas 'wax taper'.