votive

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English

Etymology

From Middle French votif, from Latin vōtīvus (“votive”), from vōtum (“vow”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

votive (comparative more votive, superlative most votive)

  1. Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge.
    She placed a votive offering at the shrine.
  2. (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) Of, expressing, or symbolizing a vow. Often used to describe thick cylindrical candles found in many churches, lit when making a private vow or asking a private intention.
    The church was lit by votive candles.

Translations

Noun

votive (plural votives)

  1. (music) a hymn or chant dedicated to a particular saint, or to the Virgin Mary

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

votive

  1. feminine singular of votif

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voˈti.ve/
  • Rhymes: -ive
  • Hyphenation: vo‧tì‧ve

Adjective

votive

  1. feminine plural of votivo

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

vōtīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of vōtīvus

References

  • votive in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “votive”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
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