ex-voto
French → English
noun//ɛks.vɔ.to//
(religion) Votive offering: an object offered in fulfillment of a vow or as thanks for divine help
Les murs de la chapelle sont couverts d'ex-voto laissés par des marins rescapés d'un naufrage.
(English) The chapel walls are covered with ex-votos left by sailors who survived a shipwreck.
Elle a suspendu une petite plaque de marbre en ex-voto pour remercier de sa guérison.
(English) She hung a small marble plaque as a votive offering to give thanks for her recovery.
Entry ID: fr:en:ex-voto · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary