Church Candle Lighter Crossword Clue

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	99%	7		Exact Match!
	noun • someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
	33%	5		Candle lighter
	noun • a convex shape that narrows toward a point • the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) • a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame • stick of wax with a wick in the middle verb • diminish gradually • give a point to
	25%	6		A candle holder typically found in a church
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New York Times06 Feb 2007	Across 55
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