adj
Meaning 1
Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She placed a votive offering at the shrine.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
votive
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvəʊ.tɪv/
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General-American: /ˈvoʊ.tɪv/
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rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -əʊtɪv
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rhymes with (General American) -oʊtɪv
adj
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The church was lit by votive candles.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a hymn or chant dedicated to a particular saint, or to the Virgin Mary
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Clipping of votive candle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
dedicated in fulfillment of a vow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- votive prayers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French votif, from Latin vōtīvus (“votive”), from vōtum (“vow”).
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: в изпълнение на обет (v izpǎlnenie na obet) — dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
- Czech: slíbený — dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
- Czech: votivní — dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
- Dutch: votief — dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
- Dutch: geschonken wegens een gelofte — dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
- Finnish: votiivi- — dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
- French: votif — dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
- Georgian: დაპირებისამებრი (daṗirebisamebri) — dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
- Hungarian: fogadalmi — dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
- Italian: votivo — dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
- Malayalam: നേർച്ച (nēṟcca) — dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
- Polish: wotywny — dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
- Russian: клятвенный (kljatvennyj) — dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
- Spanish: votivo — dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
- Dutch: votief — of, expressing or symbolizing a vow
- Dutch: een gelofte voorstellend — of, expressing or symbolizing a vow
- Finnish: votiivi- — of, expressing or symbolizing a vow
- Georgian: დაპირებისამებრი (daṗirebisamebri) — of, expressing or symbolizing a vow
- Polish: wotywny — of, expressing or symbolizing a vow