Why this word is great
CANDELABRUM — [Noun] A large, often ornate branched holder or stand designed to support multiple candles. An unadapted borrowing from Latin candēlābrum ("candlestick, lampstand"), from candēla ("wax or tallow candle"). Unlike a chandelier, which hangs in a state of glittering suspension, or a simple candlestick, which serves a solitary flame, the candelabrum is a grounded architecture of light. It is the heavy silver centerpiece anchoring a formal dinner, the wrought-iron spine holding vigil in a shadowed aisle, the tarnished brass heirloom on a mantel holding the ghosts of a hundred melted tapers. It stands as a testament to the human urge to gather and elevate small, fragile fires, proving that darkness is best opposed not by a single point, but by a carefully assembled conspiracy.