proper nounCandēlĭfĕraCANDELIFERA☆ KeepMeaningTaper-bearerLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879CANDELIFERALEWIS & SHORTCANDELIFERACandēlĭfĕra, ae, f. candela- fero, I. Taper-bearer, a goddess supposed to assist at childbirth, for whom a symbolical candle or torch was lighted, Tert. ad Nat. 2, 11.Read the whole entry