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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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