A small, thick candle, approximately two and a half inches tall.
a devotional candle placed in a church or chapel; many votive candles are placed in All Saints' for the Festival of Lessons and Carols. Votive candles are often small, short candles in a special glass holder.
A votive candle is a small, typically white or beeswax yellow, candle, burnt as a votive offering in a religious ceremony. It also refers to a standard size of candle 2 inches high by 1.5 inches diameter.
