Votive

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Given or dedicated in fulfillment of a vow or pledge: a votive offering.
  • adj. Expressing or symbolizing a wish, desire, or vow: a votive prayer; votive candles.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
  • adj. this sense?) of, expressing or symbolizing a vow; and by extension a thick cylindrical candle
  • n. a hymn or chant dedicated to a particular saint, or to the Virgin Mary
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Given by vow, or in fulfillment of a vow; consecrated by a vow; devoted
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Offered, contributed, or consecrated in accordance with a vow: as, a votive picture.
  • Observed, practised, or done in consequence of a vow.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. dedicated in fulfillment of a vow
    • Equivalent
    consecrate    dedicated    consecrated   
    Cross Reference
    dedicatory    votive offering    votive mass   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    devoted    votary   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sepulchral    funerary    commemorative    half-obliterated    ever-burning    mortuary    monumental    waxen    cuneiform    freewill   
     
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