votive in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Votive offerings are left at the house to propitiate the spirits.
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Most of these seals and sealings are monastic, though some of these are personal and votive in nature.
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The many votive tablets inside the chapel still bear witness today to the chapels function as a place of prayer.
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Along the embankments surrounding the stadium are large wells that not only served as water offerings, but also served as votive offerings, mostly of bronze.
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The abbot placed a votive candle on her grave with the instruction that the light never be allowed to be extinguished.
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It remained there until at least the early 3rd century, when it is attested by a votive altar dedicated in 213-6.
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Lamps or candelabra could be votive offerings, and temple buildings were illuminated with chandeliers or lamp trees.
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There are hundreds of miniature votive stupas decorated with lotus petals and beaded tassels.
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Votive seals and ivories have been found in the cave.
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A shrine at which votive offerings are made is called an altar.
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