- votive tablet
- votive picture or votive tablet nounOne dedicated in fulfilment of a vow• • •Main Entry: ↑votary
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Votive — Vo tive, a. [L. votivus, fr. votum a vow: cf. F. votif. See {Vow}.] Given by vow, or in fulfillment of a vow; consecrated by a vow; devoted; as, votive offerings; a votive tablet. Votive incense. Keble. [1913 Webster] We reached a votive stone,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Votive medal — Votive Vo tive, a. [L. votivus, fr. votum a vow: cf. F. votif. See {Vow}.] Given by vow, or in fulfillment of a vow; consecrated by a vow; devoted; as, votive offerings; a votive tablet. Votive incense. Keble. [1913 Webster] We reached a votive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Votive offering — Votive Vo tive, a. [L. votivus, fr. votum a vow: cf. F. votif. See {Vow}.] Given by vow, or in fulfillment of a vow; consecrated by a vow; devoted; as, votive offerings; a votive tablet. Votive incense. Keble. [1913 Webster] We reached a votive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
votive picture — or votive tablet noun One dedicated in fulfilment of a vow • • • Main Entry: ↑votary … Useful english dictionary
Votive deposit — A votive deposit or votive offering is an object left in a sacred place for ritual purposes. Such items are a feature of modern and ancient societies and are generally made in order to gain favour with supernatural forces. Votive offerings have… … Wikipedia
Curse tablet — Eyguieres Curse Tablet A curse tablet or binding spell (defixio in Latin, κατάδεσμος katadesmos in Greek) is a type of curse found throughout the Graeco Roman world, in which someone would ask the gods to do harm to others. Contents … Wikipedia
Votively — Votive Vo tive, a. [L. votivus, fr. votum a vow: cf. F. votif. See {Vow}.] Given by vow, or in fulfillment of a vow; consecrated by a vow; devoted; as, votive offerings; a votive tablet. Votive incense. Keble. [1913 Webster] We reached a votive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Votiveness — Votive Vo tive, a. [L. votivus, fr. votum a vow: cf. F. votif. See {Vow}.] Given by vow, or in fulfillment of a vow; consecrated by a vow; devoted; as, votive offerings; a votive tablet. Votive incense. Keble. [1913 Webster] We reached a votive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pinax — TOCleftIn the culture of ancient Greece and Magna Graecia, a pinax (πίναξ) (plural pinakes πίνακες) or a board , denotes a votive tablet of painted wood, [When they are recovered by archaeologists, painted wooden pinakes have usually lost all but … Wikipedia
Johann Eck — (November 13, 1486 ndash; February 13, 1543) was a 16th century theologian and defender of Catholicism during the Protestant Reformation. It was Eck who argued that the beliefs of Martin Luther and Jan Hus were similar. Education, Post at… … Wikipedia
