votive

English

From Middle French votif, from Latin vōtīvus (“votive”), from vōtum (“vow”).

votive (comparative more votive, superlative most votive)

Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge.
She placed a votive offering at the shrine.
- 1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Part 1/Chapter 1:
  embellishments of flowers and votive garlands
- 1822, William Wordsworth, Memorial, near the Outlet of the Lake of Thun:
  We reached a votive stone, that bears the name / Of Aloys Reding.
(Can we clean up⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Of, expressing, or symbolizing a vow. Often used to describe thick cylindrical candles found in many churches, lit when making a private vow or asking a private intention.
The church was lit by votive candles.

dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge

of, expressing or symbolizing a vow

votive (plural votives)

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votive in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
“votive”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]