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De - Pt| English Dictionary: votive | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. [bd]Votive incense.[b8] --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. | |
