ex-voto
Shrine thank-you gift
An ex-voto is an offering made in fulfillment of a vow or in gratitude for answered prayer.
These objects—paintings, plaques, crutches, silver hearts—are left at shrines or churches to thank a saint or deity for healing or protection: The chapel walls were covered with ex-votos from grateful pilgrims.
The term comes from Latin meaning "from a vow."
Inscribed memorial tablet
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- paintingPigment on canvas
- offeringSomething presented or given
- reliquaryContainer for sacred remains
effigy · figurine · statuette · medallion · pendant · amulet · charm · icon
Sacred devotional place
- altarSacred ritual table
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- chapelSmall worship room
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
prayer · supplication · intercession · petition · faith · worship · veneration · reverence
Sacred devotional place
- knockStrike-produced sound
- pilgrimReligious journey-taker
- journeyTravel from place to place
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
faithful · procession · visitation · sanctuary · grotto · basilica
plaque
Inscribed memorial tablet
reliquary · effigy · figurine · statuette · medallion · pendant · amulet · charm · icon · crutch
shrine
Sacred devotional place
pilgrimage · prayer · supplication · intercession · petition · faith · worship · veneration · reverence · blessing
shrine
Sacred devotional place
devotee · faithful · procession · visitation · sanctuary · grotto · basilica
folk
Regular common people
- catholicEncompassing all varieties
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- colonialOf occupied territories
baroque · nautical · maritime · church · chapel · ceiling · wall · display · collection
ex-votoornament
Thing that beautifies
curio · souvenir · bric-a-brac · tchotchke · trophy
ex-votopetition
Formal written appeal
supplication · prayer request · plea · entreaty · invocation
ex-votobroken vow
Violated solemn commitment
sacrilege · impiety · apostasy · desecration