Pronunciations (4)
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/sɪə̯dʒ/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/sɪˈɛə̯ʒ/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/sɪɹd͡ʒ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/siˈɛɹʒ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
A wax candle used in religious rites.
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More examples (1)
The fire was lighted in the drawing-room, and in the soft obscurity Toppie with her high golden head looked like a tall white lighted cierge; a Christmas cierge in a votive chapel of a great cathedral; for though so sweet, so almost gay, the background to Toppie's gaiety was something dedicated and remote.