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/mɪˈnɔːɹə/ · noun
A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem..
‘Heathen muck,’ Liberalis said, as the pillaging began. The veil of the Temple was rent. The great menorah was taken away.
My father brings home a big brass antique menorah, shaped like an archway, heavy, on a pedestal, on a round base.
In America every December my mother had decorated our home with metal Stars of David she hung on strings in the doorways and lit the menorah as we gathered at the table.
However, traditional Sefardi families follow the halacha that each household uses only one menorah lit by the head of the household, to represent everyone in unison.
A far-right Polish MP has extinguished candles on a menorah lit for Hanukah in Poland’s parliament, disrupting proceedings before a planned vote of confidence in the new government.
Use menorah when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Menorah means A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem..
Common synonyms include hanukkiah.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
‘Heathen muck,’ Liberalis said, as the pillaging began. The veil of the Temple was rent. The great menorah was taken away.
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