votive
votive Lexical Profile
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• noun
A small, short cylindrical candle burned as a devotional offering in a church or used in a glass holder for decorative lighting.
"She lit a white votive at the side altar and knelt quietly for a moment of reflection."
An object offered or left in a sacred place in fulfillment of a vow or petition.
"The museum gallery displays silver votives shaped like healed limbs from the medieval shrine."
• adjective
Offered, dedicated, or consecrated in fulfillment of a solemn vow, wish, or expression of gratitude to a deity or saint.
"Archaeologists uncovered hundreds of terracotta votive figurines buried around the ancient sanctuary."
• Rhymes for votive
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Latin votivus ('promised by a vow'), from votum ('a vow, wish, or solemn pledge'), which is also the root of the English word 'vote'.