sanctuary lamp

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

Example Sentences

At St. Jane Frances de Chantal Parish, the Rev. Samuel Giese said pews were set on fire, statues were pulled off their pedestals, a sanctuary lamp was broken, plants on the altar were thrown about and “anything that was glass was broken.”

From Washington Post

They also broke the sanctuary lamp and set fire to several pews, he said.

From Washington Times

The ritual lighting of Hanukkah candles is traced to what’s known as the miracle of the oil: After the Maccabees reclaimed the Temple, the story goes, they found a small amount of oil permissible for lighting the sacred sanctuary lamp — enough for just one day.

From Washington Post

After that mass, the sacrament was removed to a side altar and the red sanctuary lamp was extinguished, so that the next day, Good Friday, when women in scarves and men in work clothes came to church for ‘the three hours’ they found an altar stripped bare and the tabernacle gaping.

From Literature

Here at Burgos one can kneel on the altar's very steps, beside the big sanctuary lamp and the silver candlesticks that rise higher than a man.

From Project Gutenberg