(obsolete) A candlestick, or lamp of fire mentioned in Revelation (Bible).

plural of lampad

divination by the interpretation of the flame of a lamp. A type of pyromancy.

(historical, Ancient Greece) A race run by young men carrying lighted torches.

(historical, Ancient Greece) One who gained the prize in the Lampadrome.

plural of Lampadist

plural of lampadarius

(Christianity) Alternative form of lampadarius

(historical) A slave who carried torches before consuls, emperors and other high officials both during the later Roman Republic and under the Empire.

plural of lampadarios