luminaria

[ loo-muh-nair-ee-uh; Spanish loo-mee-nah-ryah ]

noun,plural lu·mi·nar·i·as

[loo-muh-nair-ee-uhz; Spanish loo-mee-nah-ryahs]. /ˌlu məˈnɛər i əz; Spanish ˌlu miˈnɑ ryɑs/.

(especially in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a Christmas lantern consisting of a lighted candle set in sand inside a paper bag.

Origin of luminaria

1945–50; <Mexican Spanish, Spanish: any lamp or lantern displayed during a festival <Medieval Latin, Late Latin lūmināria, originally neuter plural of lūmināris lamp; see lumen, -ar¹

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How to use luminaria in a sentence

Sometimes a weak moon-ray passing down the luminaria would strike at the bottom on a slab of marble covered with inscriptions.
The Death of the Gods | Dmitri Mrejkowski

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