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Ex-voto
An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or a divinity, given in fulfillment of a vow (hence the Latin term, short for ex voto suscepto, "from the vow made") or in gratitude or devotion. The term is usually restricted to Christian examples.
Webster Dictionary
Ex-votonoun
an offering to a church in fulfillment of a vow
Etymology: [L. ex out of, in accordance with + voto, abl. of votum a vow.]
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Ex-voto
An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or to a divinity. It is given in fulfillment of a vow or in gratitude or devotion. Ex-votos are placed in a church or chapel where the worshiper seeks grace or wishes to give thanks. The destinations of pilgrimages often include shrines decorated with ex-votos. Ex-votos can take a wide variety of forms. They are not only intended for the helping figure, but also as a testimony to later visitors of the received help. As such they may include texts explaining a miracle attributed to the helper, or symbols such as a painted or modeled reproduction of a miraculously healed body part, or a directly related item such as a crutch given by a person formerly lame. There are places where a very old tradition of depositing ex-votos existed, such as Abydos in ancient Egypt.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ex-voto in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ex-voto in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- السابق فوتوArabic
- ex-votoFrench
- ex-votoItalian
- ಮಾಜಿ ಮತದಾರKannada
- Ex-votoPortuguese
- ex-votoVietnamese
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