English Explanatory Dictionary

flamekeeper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who tends a fire that must be kept burning (in various pagan practices).
  2. One who keeps some idea alive.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-flamekeeper.wav

Word forms

flamekeeper flamekeepers

Etymology

From flame + keeper.

Synonyms

keeper of the flame
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