votive offering

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votive offering - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Votive \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.
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           We reached a votive stone, that bears the name
           Of Aloys Reding.                         --Wordsworth.
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           Embellishments of flowers and votive garlands.
                                                    --Motley.
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     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.
        [1913 Webster] -- Vo"tive*ly, adv. -- Vo"tive*ness, n.
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votive offering - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "votive offering":
     alms, alms fee, burnt offering, charity, collection, contribution,
     dole, donation, donative, drink offering, ex voto offering,
     handout, heave offering, hecatomb, holocaust, human sacrifice,
     immolation, incense, infanticide, libation, mactation, oblation,
     offering, offertory, peace offering, piacular offering, pittance,
     sacramental offering, sacrifice, scapegoat, self-immolation,
     self-sacrifice, subscription, suttee, sutteeism, thank offering,
     tithe, whole offering