ex-voto
[eks-voh-toh]
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noun, plural ex-vo·tos.
a painting or other object left as an offering in fulfillment of a vow or in gratitude, as for recovery from an illness or injury.
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Origin of ex-voto
First recorded in 1815–25, ex-voto is from the Latin word ex vōtō literally, out of a vow
ex voto
[eks woh-toh; English eks voh-toh]
adjective, adverb Latin.
Origin of ex voto
First recorded in 1815–25
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Examples from the Web for ex-voto
Historical Examples of ex-voto
The Valenciennes museum has an ex-voto on wood, the history of which is curious.
France and the RepublicWilliam Henry Hurlbert
Every Sunday they burn a quantity of wax candles before them in ex-voto.
Opposite the steps is a defaced bas-relief, probably a Virgin attended by angels—no doubt an ex-voto of the time of the Conquest.
Southern SpainA.F. Calvert
The fainting figures that were painted in the ex-voto of the triptiques seemed ill with love.
ex voto
adverb, adjective
noun
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