"ex-voto" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ex-votos [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ex (“out of, in accordance with”) + voto, ablative of votum (“a vow”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|ex|gloss=out of, in accordance with}} Latin ex (“out of, in accordance with”), {{m|la|voto}} voto, {{m|la|votum|gloss=a vow}} votum (“a vow”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ex-voto (plural ex-votos)
  1. An offering to a church in fulfillment of a vow. Wikipedia link: ex-voto Translations (an offering): τάμα (táma) [neuter] (Greek), exvoto [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ex-voto-en-noun-NBeLBPBW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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