votives
Small offering candles
Votives are small candles, typically in glass holders, burned as offerings or for devotion.
The term comes from religious practice—a votive candle lit in a church represents a prayer or petition.
In secular use, votives are simply decorative candles: She arranged votives along the table for the dinner party.
The word can also describe other offerings made in fulfillment of a vow.
Sacred ritual table
- shrineSacred devotional place
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- templeSacred worship structure
- chapelSmall worship room
cathedral · ceremony · lighting · procession · pilgrimage · saint · Madonna · grotto
Pliable waterproof substance
- wickFuel-drawing cord
- flameBurning gas made visible
- tealightSmall decorative candle in cup
- paraffinFlammable waxy petroleum derivative
soy · beeswax · holder · scented · unscented · melting · flicker · glow
Address to deity
- faithTrust without proof
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- pietySincere religious devotion
spirituality · dedication · intention · petition · intercession · veneration · remembrance · memorial
Heat you feel
- glowSteady, soft light
- cozinessComfortable warm intimacy
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
flickering · mood · atmosphere · romance · tranquility · centerpiece · tablescape · spa
altar
Sacred ritual table
chapel · cathedral · ceremony · lighting · procession · pilgrimage · saint · Madonna · grotto · crypt
wax
Pliable waterproof substance
paraffin · soy · beeswax · holder · scented · unscented · melting · flicker · glow · burn
prayer
Address to deity
piety · spirituality · dedication · intention · petition · intercession · veneration · remembrance · memorial · gratitude
warmth
Heat you feel
softness · flickering · mood · atmosphere · romance · tranquility · centerpiece · tablescape · spa · relaxation
- candle holdersclear glass, colored glass, frosted glass, wall mounted
- lightinglamp, lamps, bulbs, light bulb, light bulbs
- candlescandle, wick, tealight, tealights, tea light
- decorationsornament, ornaments, embellishment, trim, wreaths
- event decorcenterpieces, centerpiece, floral arrangements, flower arrangements, table settings
- romantic dinnercandlelight, table for two, red roses, wine glasses, white tablecloth
votivespillars
Load-bearing vertical structures
pillar candles · tapers · taper candles · torches · altar candles
- votive candleSmall ritual offering light
- votive offeringGift given after prayer answered
- votive lampLight offered in devotion