Example sentences for: votive

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

  • The lower floors of the museum are stocked with Iberian votive figurines, Limoges enamel boxes, and religious sculptures from the 12th to 19th centuries.

  • Rooms 36–39 have a collection of bronzes including votive offerings found at the Idaean Cave in Crete — mythical birthplace of the god Zeus.

  • Incense burners, icons, and tamata — votive offerings — are the most portable.

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

  • The tradition of creating votive paintings goes back hundreds of years in Mexico, and can be found along the U.S.-Mexican border region and in the cities of the Southwest.


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