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What (who) is votive - definition
VOTIVE OFFERING TO A SAINT OR TO A DIVINITY IN CHRISTIANITY OR IN ANCIENT RELIGIONS
Ex voto; Votive tablet; Ex-Voto; Ex Voto; Exvoto; Votive plaque; Votive painting
![Le saphir]]'' ex-voto, 1741.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/La Rochelle slave ship Le Saphir 1741.jpg?width=200 "Le saphir]]'' ex-voto, 1741.")
![Votive tablets to Saint Mary in [[Himmerod Abbey]], Germany](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maria-hat-geholfen-himmerod.jpg?width=200 "Votive tablets to Saint Mary in [[Himmerod Abbey]], Germany")
![A model ship (probably thanking help during a storm) hanging in a [[Söderköping]] church.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DrothemVotiveShip.jpg?width=200 "A model ship (probably thanking help during a storm) hanging in a [[Söderköping]] church.")
![''[[Jacopo Pesaro being presented by Pope Alexander VI to Saint Peter]]'' by [[Titian]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jacopo Pesaro presented to St. Peter by Pope Alexander VI - Tizian-2.jpg?width=200 "''[[Jacopo Pesaro being presented by Pope Alexander VI to Saint Peter]]'' by [[Titian]]")
![The [[Barbarigo Altarpiece]]: Doge [[Agostino Barbarigo]] with the Virgin and Child, by [[Giovanni Bellini]] (1488)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Barbarigo Altarpiece.jpg?width=200 "The [[Barbarigo Altarpiece]]: Doge [[Agostino Barbarigo]] with the Virgin and Child, by [[Giovanni Bellini]] (1488)")
![Metal ex votos in [[Gesù Nuovo]], [[Naples]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ex votos for St. Giuseppe Moscati - Gesù Nuovo - Naples - Italy 2015 (2).JPG?width=200 "Metal ex votos in [[Gesù Nuovo]], [[Naples]]")
![Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida]], [[Brazil]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ex-votos - Miracles' room - Basílica of Aparecida - Aparecida 2014 (2).jpg?width=200 "Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida]], [[Brazil]]")
![shrapnel]] and saved its owner.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Modèle 1951 helmet 6331.jpg?width=200 "shrapnel]] and saved its owner.")
![The collection of ex-votos in the [[Abbey of St Maria del Monte]], [[Cesena]], Italy](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Collezione di Ex-Voto (Cesena).jpg?width=200 "The collection of ex-votos in the [[Abbey of St Maria del Monte]], [[Cesena]], Italy")
votive
TYPE OF RELIGIOUS OFFERING
Votive; Votive Offerings; Votive gift; Votives; Votive deposits; Votive object; Votive offerings; Votive deposit; Votive stone; Votive image; Votive art
¦ adjective offered or consecrated in fulfilment of a vow.
Origin
C16: from L. votivus, from votum (see vote).
votive
TYPE OF RELIGIOUS OFFERING
Votive; Votive Offerings; Votive gift; Votives; Votive deposits; Votive object; Votive offerings; Votive deposit; Votive stone; Votive image; Votive art
a.
Devoted, given by vow.
Votive
TYPE OF RELIGIOUS OFFERING
Votive; Votive Offerings; Votive gift; Votives; Votive deposits; Votive object; Votive offerings; Votive deposit; Votive stone; Votive image; Votive art
·adj Given by vow, or in fulfillment of a vow; consecrated by a vow; devoted; as, votive offerings; a votive tablet.
Wikipedia
Ex-voto
An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or a divinity, given in fulfillment of a vow (hence the Latin term, short for ex voto suscepto, "from the vow made") or in gratitude or devotion. The term is usually restricted to Christian examples.
Examples of use of votive
1. He had votive offerings, which had been stolen with the religious painting, in his possession.
2. The items included gold coins, chains and rings left at the monastery as votive offerings.
3. Put a votive candle in a small glass jar and place inside the pumpkin.
4. A pile of votive candles, flower and stuffed animals lay outside a chain–link fence protecting the site.
5. Some left lit votive candles for him on their window ledges, a practice normally reserved for saints.