votive
adjective
vo·tive
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Definition of votive
1
: consisting of or expressing a vow, wish, or desire
a votive prayer
2
: offered or performed in fulfillment of a vow or in gratitude or devotion
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The lights dimmed, and a waitress made her away around the room placing votive holders on the tables. — Aaron Hicklin, New York Times, "Lester Holt, NBC News Anchor, Moonlights as a Rocker," 27 July 2019 All around her, fringing every icon, tied by silk ribbons, were modern votive offerings: tin or stamped metal tokens of arms and legs and ears and mouths, appealing for healing for a diseased or damaged human part. — Adam Gopnik, Town & Country, "My First Visit to the Greek Islands Turned Out to Be a Journey Home," 20 May 2019 All six of the new Yuletide scents start at just $2 and come in various sizes from tiny tea lights and votive lights to pillar candles and large jars. — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, "The 2018 Yankee Candle Christmas Scents Have Arrived and We Are So Ready," 5 Oct. 2018 Drop them in a votive holder of your choiceâmetallics, patterns, and warm colors give off a light shadow when alightâand place them around a room for romantic mood lighting. — Kaitlin Clark, Curbed, "A beginnerâs guide to decorating with candles," 23 July 2018 White candles tucked into antique brass candlesticks, brass shot glasses that double as votive holders, a bay leaf garland and heirloom pumpkins cast a note of laid-back romance onto the holiday table. — Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, "20+ Sophisticated Thanksgiving Table Decor Ideas," 31 Oct. 2017 In the votive candlelight glow of Juneâs tribute, the everyday accouterments of their white-collar desks acquire a noble spirit, becoming standards of her worldâs lost hopes and ideals. — Rena Gross, Billboard, "'The Handmaid's Tale': Season 2, Episode 2 Recap - 10 Lingering Takeaways from 'Unwomen'," 26 Apr. 2018 The seeds would sprout and the figures would be dried in the sun, wrapped in linen and placed on the waterway in votive barques guided to Canopus. — Edward Rothstein, WSJ, "âSunken Cities: Egyptâs Lost Worldsâ Review: Treasures Beneath the Waves," 27 Mar. 2018 Gridded glass, akin to Wagnerâs tile floors, gives Louise Roeâs votive holders additional play of light. — Janelle Zara, WSJ, "A Masterpiece of Modernist Architecture? I Had My Doubts," 16 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'votive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for votive
votive
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of votive
formal
: consisting of or expressing a religious vow, wish, or desire : offered or performed as an expression of thanks or devotion to God
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