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votive |
2 definitions found 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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