candelabrum

noun

can·​de·​la·​brum ˌkan-də-ˈlä-brəm 

sometimes -ˈla-

plural candelabra ˌkan-də-ˈlä-brə 

sometimes -ˈla-

also candelabrums

: candelabra

Examples of candelabrum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Sunday night, the final Hanukkah candle was lit on menorahs around Orange County, illuminating the candelabrum in its full splendor of eight lights. —Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Dec. 2025

His father, Mohamed Fateh al Ahmed, was invited to light a candle on the Jewish candelabrum known as a menorah on the final night of Hannukah. —CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025

Yes, menorahs, the candelabrums that hold the candles lit during Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights which ends Dec. 22. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025

The Jewish Festival of Lights, observed for eight days and coinciding with Christmas Day this year, includes the lighting of candles on a nine-branched candelabrum called a menorah and eating traditional foods, such as latkes. —Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 19 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin candēlābrum "stand for holding candles or lamps," from candēla candle entry 1 + -ā-brum, variant (after stems with an -l-) of -bulum, suffix of instruments (going back to Indo-European *-d^hlom); -ā- by analogy with deverbative derivatives

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for candelabrum

• labrum

Kids Definition

candelabrum

noun

can·​de·​la·​brum ˌkan-də-ˈläb-rəm 

also -ˈlab-

plural candelabra -rə  also candelabrums

: a candlestick that has several branches for holding candles