A small flame or a tiny, insignificant fire.
From Latin flammula, the diminutive form of flamma (flame). The diminutive suffix -ula reduces the concept to something small and minor.
Medieval monks used 'flammule' to describe the tiny flames of sanctuary candles—they saw in these small lights a symbol of the soul's enduring presence even when the body was gone.
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