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ex voto

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ex voto Latin [ɛks ˈvəʊtəʊ]
adv & adj
in accordance with a vow
n
an offering made in fulfilment of a vow
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Entitled "Votive Offering", this essay argues that Mel Gibson has created a "cinematic ex voto," a personal thank you to God for a miraculous healing.
Catholics and the Movies by Tardif, Joan / Catholic Insight
He worked on it when Venice was in the grip of plague, and seems to have intended it as an ex voto offering to save himself and his son Orazio, although it failed to preserve either of them.
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Quite an unusual sight at the back of the Nossa Senhora do Rosario parish church are strange wax models of children and limbs hanging up as ex voto offerings for fertility and to cure ailments.
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