votive
/ˈvəʊtɪv/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈvəʊtɪv/
votive
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
vo - tive -> votive
Myanmar meaning
ကတိသစ္စာကို ဖြည့်စွမ်းသည့် အနေဖြင့် ပေးသော။ ကတိသစ္စာအရ လှူ ဒါန်းပေးကမ်းခြင်း။
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- ‘DeCredico's medium-size bronze sculptures, with their dark brown patina, make one think of cult objects or votive offerings.’
- ‘A successful banker from Monday to Friday, he spent many a weekend in Atlantic City, where he cast his wealth like a votive offering to the glittering shrines of Fortuna.’
- ‘His paintings, votive boxes, spirit bottles and sculpture are assembled from objects salvaged from the streets.’
- ‘At Benwell, the god Antenociticus had a small temple outside the Roman fort that was found to contain three votive altars set up by soldiers.’
- ‘All around the competitors were votive dedications from successful athletes and cities, grateful for divine favor in athletics or in battle, respectively.’
- ‘Cities, as well as individuals, made votive offerings to the gods on special occasions.’
- ‘There were also wall decorations, votive offerings, and richly furnished burials beneath the floors.’
- ‘Also, the worshippers would cast their votive offerings for the goddess into the spring associated with the temple.’
- ‘Many votive offerings were found, including bronze dogs and models of limbs suggesting a healing cult.’
- ‘Van der Velden offers a useful classification of votive gifts, of which the image is only one of many alternatives.’
- ‘Rivers were sacred in the Celtic world, and places where votive offerings were deposited and burials often conducted.’
- ‘The temple's courtyard has scores of small shrines and votive stupas.’
- ‘These brightly painted feathered puppets represent spirits and figures from votive dances and are extensively collected.’
- ‘Fine or folk art created or utilized specifically for protection, intercession, or votive offering.’
- ‘Among the objects on display here are votive offerings aimed at curing disease.’
- ‘Later, elaborate designs were carved on precious wood, ivory and metals, including silver and brass, and inlaid with gold and silver wire, and they became votive objects of veneration for devotees.’
- ‘You can make votive lamps really easily by sticking a bit of paper towel/cotton ball into a small cup of olive oil and lighting the end.’
- ‘There are sacred votive caves where you can pick up thousand year-old beads that have been traded for salt as far away as China.’
- ‘It is difficult to accept her conclusion that ‘all autonomous images of wax, silver or gold should be interpreted as votive portraits’.’
- ‘Painted like Easter eggs, the crosses and ovals also suggest contemporary shrines and gently guide our thoughts toward gardens, votive objects and redemption.’
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