votive
votive definition
vo·tive (vōt′iv)
adjective
designed to accomplish or fulfill a special intention, promise, etc., or to express thanks or devotion a votive offering
Etymology: L votivus < votum: see vote
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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