ex voto
from, or in pursuance of, a vow.
Origin of ex voto
1Other definitions for ex-voto (2 of 2)
a painting or other object left as an offering in fulfillment of a vow or in gratitude, as for recovery from an illness or injury.
Origin of ex-voto
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How to use ex voto in a sentence
This was no doubt the ex voto offering of some great man in old days, but no inscription was found to explain it.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramEt cupido supplex vobis Ecclesia voto Vestros cadit flens ad pedes.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV | J. H. Merle D'AubignOpposite the steps is a defaced bas-relief, probably a Virgin attended by angels—no doubt an ex-voto of the time of the Conquest.
Southern Spain | A.F. CalvertMille hominum species et mentis discolor usus; Velle suum cuique est, nec voto vivitur uno.
The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales | Giraldus CambrensisThe fainting figures that were painted in the ex-voto of the triptiques seemed ill with love.
Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern | Edgar Saltus
British Dictionary definitions for ex voto
/ Latin (ɛks ˈvəʊtəʊ) /
in accordance with a vow
an offering made in fulfilment of a vow
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