An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or to a divinity. It is given in fulfillment of a vow (hence the Latin term, short for ex voto suscepto, `from the vow made`) or in gratitude or devotion. Ex-votos are placed in a church or chapel where the worshiper seeks grace or wishes to give thanks. The destinations of pilgrimages often include shr.....
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• (n.) An offering to a church in fulfillment of a vow.
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Object, often a small painting, offered to a saint to express gratitude.
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Ex`-vo'to noun ;
plural Ex-votos (-töz). [ Latin
ex out of, in accordance with +
voto , abl. of
votum a vow.] An offering to a church in fulfillment of a vow.
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Ex voto is Latin for a votive offering (one made because of a vow)
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A votive offering, typically an object, presented at shrines, sometimes pinned to images of saints, etc. They are used to wish for a cure by a particular saint or to give thanks for a cure after having prayed to a saint. It is Latin for 'out of thankfulness'. F
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from, or in pursuance of, a vow.
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