sanctuary lamp

British  

noun

1. Christianity a lamp, usually red, placed in a prominent position in the sanctuary of a church, that when lit indicates the presence of the Blessed Sacrament

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Example Sentences

Lizzie Brennan recognized me one day she wandered into the church at Drumlisk when I was cleaning the sanctuary lamp.

From Love of Brothers by Tynan, Katharine

All these many little lights only cast the veriest ghosts of brightness upon the darkness, but the white altar was revealed by the larger glow of the sanctuary lamp.

From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Oemler, Marie Conway

And all the while the steady and rosy light of the sanctuary lamp fell upon me, and the little lights flickered before the silent saints.

From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Oemler, Marie Conway

When they are consecrated, he places them in the tabernacle, where they are kept with the sanctuary lamp burning before them, till at the different Masses they have all been given out to the people.

From Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine by Kinkead, Thomas L.

When he came to himself all was still, and all was dark save for the little yellow flower of light in the sanctuary lamp.

From A Child's Book of Saints by Robinson, T. H. (Thomas Heath)