Example sentences for: votive

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

  • The museum also contains an eclectic mix of stone sculptures, including some Roman tombstones, several Arab votive inscriptions, and medieval tomb carvings.

  • It may contain one or more holy images, of saints or the Virgin Mary, especially La Virgen de Guadalupe, flowers or potted plants, colorful garlands, and votive candles.

  • Just off Via della Scrofa is an old tower called Torre della Scimmia . A votive lamp permanently lit on this tower commemorates the miraculous rescue of a baby girl from a scimmia `pet monkey' that had carried her off to its top.

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

  • Cave sites have rendered some particularly interesting votive artifacts.


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