VOTIVE

votive. Votive, a. given or done by vow, vowed

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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. “Votive incense.” 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.