lampadarius

English

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) A slave who carried torches before consuls, emperors and other high officials both during the later Roman Republic and under the Empire.
  • (Christianity) The leader of the second (left) choir of singers in Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

Etymology

Derived from Latin lampada (lamp) derived from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (torch, lamp, lamp flambeau, flambeau, light, beacon, meteor, candle).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λαμπάς

Gloss

torch, lamp, lamp flambeau, flambeau, light, beacon, meteor, candle

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

灯

Emoji
🔦

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