votive
[voh-tiv]
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adjective
offered, given, dedicated, etc., in accordance with a vow: a votive offering.
performed, undertaken, etc., in consequence of a vow.
of the nature of or expressive of a wish or desire.
Origin of votive
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Contemporary Examples of votive
You can now find her hooded image on cars, necklaces, votive candles, tattoos, and altars across Mexico and the United States.
The image registers, simultaneously, as both very crude and utterly credible, like a votive offering to our technological age.
Historical Examples of votive
It was his votive gift to the saint and may be seen there to this day.
Lords of the NorthA. C. Laut
About his votive offerings let it suffice to have said so much.
The History Of HerodotusHerodotus
However, no votive offering is hung around the cashier's office.
Original Short Stories, Volume 7 (of 13)Guy de Maupassant
She was not a frequent attendant now at her father's votive building.
A LaodiceanThomas Hardy
They brought them wreaths of flowers and other votive offerings.
Margaret of AnjouJacob Abbott.
votive
adjective
Word Origin for votive
C16: from Latin vōtīvus promised by a vow, from vōtum a vow
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