Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
ex voto
English translation:
votive offerings
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Grace Anderson
Nov 27, 2000 09:03
25 yrs ago
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Italian term
pietra
ex voto
it refers to all those tokens of thankfulness for grace received.
It could be photographs, plaques, drawings and so on.
What would the best term be? The two I am uncertain about are:
ex voto or plaques of votive prayers
It could be photographs, plaques, drawings and so on.
What would the best term be? The two I am uncertain about are:
ex voto or plaques of votive prayers
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votive offerings
Someone familiar with religion and its appurtenances would know 'ex voto' (no hyphen in Chambers - Latin expressions don't usually have them); otherwise, 'votive offering'.
So, depends on your context
So, depends on your context
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Comment: "I opted for 'ex voto' without hyphen
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ex-voto
This is used in English. Mind the hyphen.
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