votive
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- noun
- /ˈvoʊtɪv/
:
vela votiva
- Fortunately, I had two votive candles, two unchipped plates, and enough matching flatware.
- votive candles
- votive offerings
- votive images
It then got me two clear like candle holders for my votives that I got before.
- It then got me two clear like candle holders for my votives that I got before.
Examples
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Having no birthday candles, she's used three votive candles.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the far corner, burn three red votive candles.
Fiction book (2001) -
I set a burning votive candle in a red glass on my bedside table.
Fiction book (1996) -
Sure enough, a box of votive candles waited for emergencies on top of the safe.
Fiction book (2001) -
They are part of a votive offering that you make to your guardian genius, asking that spirit to do great things for you in the coming year.
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And she sat there gazing at the votive candles and the old woman kneeling in prayer.
Academic text (1998) -
We watch the votives and their shadows flicker, sputter, disappear.
Fiction book (1999) -
In one corner, votive candles flickered in front of an image of the blue-robed, brown-faced Virgin of Guadalupe.
Fiction book (1993) -
During the ceremony, the priest lit a votive candle to honor the spirits.
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In the church, many votive candles flickered softly next to the altars.
Synonyms
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A stick or block of wax with a wick that you burn for light
A small candle lit in a church for prayer or memory
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Etymology
Votive in the sense of a small candle comes from the Latin votum, 'a vow' or 'a prayer', because people light these candles when they make a wish or keep a promise. That's why a votive candle is used for prayers, wishes, or offerings.