Origin and meaning [edit]. Marilyn is a blend of the English given names Mary and Lynn. It began to be used in the 1920s, and it reached its peak of popularity in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.Variants of the name includes: Maralyn, Marilynn, Marlyn, Marylyn, Merrilyn, Marrilyn, Merilyn and Merrilyn.arilyn is a blend of the English given names Mary and Lynn. It began to be used in the 1920s, and it reached its peak of popularity in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
In Revelation 8:3-4 an angel holding a gold censer is given a great quantity of incense to offer and the smoke of the incense goes up before God with prayers. So, among Christians today, incense has ritual and symbolic meaning.Its sweet aroma symbolizes something pleasing and acceptable being offered to God. Burning incense is also a sign of reverence and dedication.Incensing the body at a funeral Mass is a sign of reverence for the body that was once the temple of God.he rising smoke came to symbolize a person's or people's prayers rising up to God. So in Psalm 141 we have the plea, Let my prayer come like incense before you.. Early Christians also found symbolic meaning in the use of incense.
The first candle is sometimes called the candle of prophecy because it symbolizes the promises the prophets delivered as messages from God; promises that foretold Christâs birth. Others consider the candle to be a symbol of the hope we have in Christ and so it is called the Hope candle.