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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

ex voto

English translation:

ex voto

Added to glossary by achisholm
Sep 29, 2005 13:52
21 yrs ago
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Italian term

ex voto

The works offered by medieval itinerant painters.

"Erano affreschi murali, piloni votivi, pose funebri, cappelle, ex voto. Erano mista, immagini religiose di antica trama che nei paesi e nelle valli occitane offrono tuttora infinite tracce del passato artistico e culturale."
Proposed translations (English)
5 +9 ex voto

Discussion

Valentina Matone Sep 29, 2005:
HI! here you'll find a very good explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_voto
achisholm (asker) Sep 29, 2005:
indeed I am only asking for ex voto, and had I been able to find a convincing answer (including context) elsewhere, I wouldn't have wasted one of my allocated questions by asking it here.
kmaciel Sep 29, 2005:
Dear Alexander, I believe that the translation of 90% of the terms contained in the above paragraph is easily available on the internet, doing the appropriate web searches. I don't see why you expect others to do this work for you.

Proposed translations

+9
7 mins
Selected

ex voto

ex-voto, a votive offering

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Note added at 8 hrs 14 mins (2005-09-29 22:06:57 GMT)
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Secondo la definizione del dizionario Garzanti:
oggetto offerto dai fedeli a un santuario o a un altare in adempimento di un voto o in segno di riconoscenza per grazia ricevuta
Peer comment(s):

agree Luisa Piussi : rimane tale quale, ciao silvia!
5 mins
infatti! ciao Luisa :)
agree Rachel Fell : http://festivals.com/00-04-april/streetpainting/history.cfm
12 mins
grazie Rachel
agree BrigitteHilgner : Quite basic knowledge, it seems to me. :-)
20 mins
grazie Brigitte
agree kmaciel
1 hr
grazie a tutti :)
agree Elizabeth Lyons : In Brazil they use the term for little sculptured self-images placed at the alter.
2 hrs
grazie a tutti :)
agree Valentina Matone : sì, perfetto, ex voto in latino, o se proprio si vuole tradurre 'votive offering'. see link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_voto
4 hrs
grazie a tutti :)
agree marionclarion : An offering to a church in fulfillment of a vow
6 hrs
non solo (vedi sopra) - grazie :)
agree Georges Tocco
12 hrs
grazie
agree Elena Governo
22 hrs
grazie
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