Emily Dickinson Lexicon

candle (-s), n. [OE < L. cande-re, to shine.] (webplay: Lord).

1. Light; radiation; [fig.] sunlight; (see Job 29:3).
2. Lamp; firelight; cylindrical tube of wax with a burning wick that gives off light for a long period of time; (see Proverbs 31:18).
3. Star; source of light; luminary in space; [fig.] vision; revelation; illumination; divine life force; spirit of enlightenment; (see Revelation 22:5).
4. Sunset; dusk; time when people use artificial light sources.