adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
candle
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Last month we were able to borrow a votive candle stand, which stands in the Lady Chapel area.
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Mrs Bay hurried about the living room, lighting row after row of votive candles .
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A votive candle is placed on the dozen or so tables, part of the ritual of late afternoon tea.
offering
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The first item is either a toy or votive offering .
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Such items are often found on Roman sites and are normally classed as votive offerings .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A votive candle is placed on the dozen or so tables, part of the ritual of late afternoon tea.
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His house looked mysterious by candlelight, as if small votive fires had been lit for some ritual.
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Lambe's surviving compositions comprise one setting of the Magnificat and seven Marian votive antiphons.
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Last month we were able to borrow a votive candle stand, which stands in the Lady Chapel area.
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Mrs Bay hurried about the living room, lighting row after row of votive candles.
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Silver plate of a possible votive character was found in 1747 at Capheaton in Northumberland.
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The votive stand remains in the church for anyone to light a candle at any time.
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The first item is either a toy or votive offering.