votive
English
Etymology
From Middle French votif, from Latin vōtīvus (“votive”), from vōtum (“vow”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
votive (comparative more votive, superlative most votive)
- Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge.
- She placed a votive offering at the shrine.
- 1856, John Lothrop Motley, s:The Rise of the Dutch Republic Part 1/Chapter 1
- embellishments of flowers and votive garlands
- 1822, William Wordsworth, Memorial, near the Outlet of the Lake of Thun
- We reached a votive stone, that bears the name / Of Aloys Reding.
- (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) Of, expressing, or symbolizing a vow. Often used to describe thick cylindrical candles found in many churches, lit when making a private vow or asking a private intention.
- The church was lit by votive candles.
Translations
dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
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of, expressing or symbolizing a vow
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Noun
votive (plural votives)
- (music) a hymn or chant dedicated to a particular saint, or to the Virgin Mary
Related terms
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
votive
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
votive
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯oːˈtiː.u̯e/, [u̯oːˈt̪iːu̯ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /voˈti.ve/, [voˈt̪iːve]
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) vōtīve
References
- votive in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “votive”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
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