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Flames or fire is held to signify zeal, as one may be consumed by zeal as well as fire. It is also a symbol of passion, spiritual energy, rebirth and purification. Fire has often been used as a torture and therefore may signify one who has undergone severe trials, however the symbolism behind flames on a coat of arms is often specific or without a particular symbolic meaning. For example, the phoenix and the salamander are always accompanied by flames, and the flaming sword is a device as well. Flames do not often have a separate symbolic meaning from the object they accompany, however, there are instances when they do. In the instance of the crest of Sir William Gull, the flaming torch is probably an allusion to the skill with which he kept the flame of life burning in the Prince of Wales when he was very seriously ill in 1871.

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