vigil light

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  1. noun A small candle kept burning in the chancel of Christian churches to symbolize the presence of the Holy Sacrament; an altar light.
  2. noun A candle lighted by a worshiper for a special devotional purpose.
  3. noun A light or candle kept burning at a shrine or before an icon.

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