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Set alight

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To cause (something) to begin to burn. transitive
  2. 2
    To arouse passion in (someone); to excite. figuratively, transitive

    "Each chapel had its saintly shrine, hung around with offerings; its picture above the altar, although closely veiled, if by any painter of renown; and its hallowed tapers, burning continually, to set alight the devotion of the worshippers."

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