English Explanatory Dictionary

ex-voto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An offering to a church in fulfillment of a vow.

Word forms

ex-voto ex-votos

Etymology

From Latin ex (“out of, in accordance with”) + voto, ablative of votum (“a vow”).

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