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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Votive \Vo"tive\, a. [L. votivus fr votum a vow: cf F. votif.
See {Vow}.]
Given by vow, or in fulfillment of a vow; consecrated by a
vow; devoted; as votive offerings; a votive tablet. ``Votive
incense.'' --Keble.
We reached a votive stone, that bears the name Of Aloys
Reding. --Wordsworth.
Embellishments of flowers and votive garlands.
--Motley.
{Votive medal}, a medal struck in grateful commemoration of
some auspicious event.
{Votive offering}, an offering in fulfillment of a religious
vow, as of one's person or property. -- {Vo"tive*ly}, adv
-- {Vo"tive*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
votive
adj : dedicated in fulfillment of a vow; "votive prayers"
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