Votive (adj/noun)
vo-tiv
Offered or consecrated in fulfilment of a vow. / An object offered in fulfilment of a vow, such as a candle used as a vigil light.
Late 16th century from Latin votivus, from votum (see vote). The original sense was ‘expressing a desire’, preserved in votive Mass.
Example sentences
“she brought the votive offering forward.”
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