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
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Italian term
pietra
ex voto
Non-PRO
Italian to English
Art/Literary
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
Proposed translations
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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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