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Definitions of votive in various dictionaries:
adj - dedicated in fulfillment of a vow
Given or dedicated in fulfillment of a vow or pledge: a votive offering.
Expressing or symbolizing a wish, desire, or vow: a votive prayer; votive candles.
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| We always dim the lights & light these candles whose name means "symbolizing a vow or wish" |
| (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an architectural graphic on the monitor.) In Greek temples, this type of offering was left at the back; in churches today, the candles with the same name are often toward the front |
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A votive deposit or votive offering is one or more objects displayed or deposited, without the intention of recovery or use, in a sacred place for broadly religious purposes. Such items are a feature of modern and ancient societies and are generally made in order to gain favor with supernatural forces. * Some offerings have apparently been made in anticipation of the achievement of a particular wish, but in Western cultures from which documentary evidence survives it has been more typical to wait until the wish has been fulfilled before making the offering, for which the more specific term ex-voto may be used. Other offerings were very likely regarded just as gifts to the deity, not linked to any particular need. * In Buddhism, votive offering such as construction of stupas was a prevalent and holy practice in Ancient India, an example of which can be observed in the ruins of the ancient Vikramshila University and other contemporary structures. Votive offerings have been described in hist |