votive
adjective/ˈvəʊtɪv/
/ˈvəʊtɪv/
[usually before noun] (specialist)- presented to a god as a sign of thanks
- votive offerings
Oxford Collocations DictionaryVotive is used with these nouns:- candle
- offering
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin votivus, from votum (‘a vow, wish’, from vovere ‘to vow’). The original sense was ‘expressing a desire’.Want to learn more?
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