Example sentences for: votive

How can you use “votive” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Later, for the second time, votive candles sparked a fire which consumed a canopy tent, bouquets, scraps of poetry and stuffed bears."

  • Archaeologists have found votive offerings dating back over 3,000 years, attesting to the ancient power of the site.

  • A nicho decorated with votive candles and saints becomes the site for daily devotional prayers.

  • To the left of this (remember to walk clockwise around the stupa) rise two shikara-style votive towers to Hindu deities.

  • Another expression for this religious art is retablo ex-voto, a votive painting created in payment to a saint according to a vow.


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