| 单词 | votive offering |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvotive offering votive offering n. an object placed in a sacred location in honour of a god, saint, etc., in fulfilment of a promise that was made in a vow, and typically offered when it is perceived that a request has been granted or a prayer answered. Also in extended use in secular contexts. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > kinds of sacrifice > [noun] > votive vow1382 devotion1542 votive1608 votive offering1732 devotement1799 ex-voto1823 1732 T. Dawson tr. Aeschines in tr. Aeschines & Demosthenes Orations conc. Crown 27 The Law prohibits all Persons that have not passed their Accounts, from..hanging up votive Offerings in the Temples of the Gods. 1853 H. N. Humphreys Coin Collector's Man. II. xxiv. 357 The altars for Apollo were besieged with votive offerings for the staying of the pestilence. 1922 Bull. Museum Fine Arts 20 68/1 Among the early votive offerings found at the Argive Heraeum are some small bronze saucers with crimped edges. 2007 J. Spier Picturing Bible 284 The inscription provides no indication that the cross was intended as a votive offering to Saint Peter. < as lemmas |
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