Marcus Aurelius (head covered) sacrificing at the Temple of Jupiter
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In ancient Roman religion, a votum, plural vota, is a vow or promise made to a deity. The word comes from the past participle of the Latin verb voveo, vovere, "vow, promise". As the result of this verbal action, a votum is also that which fulfills a vow, that is, the thing promised, such as offerings, a statue, or even a temple building. The votum is thus an aspect of the contractual nature of Roman religion, a bargaining expressed by do ut des, "I give that you might give."[1]
^John Scheid, "Sacrifices for Gods and Ancestors", in A Companion to Roman Religion (Blackwell, 2007), p. 270; William Warde Fowler, The Religious Experience of the Roman People (London, 1922), pp. 200–202.
In ancient Roman religion, a votum, plural vota, is a vow or promise made to a deity. The word comes from the past participle of the Latin verb voveo...
A vow (Lat. votum, vow, promise; see vote) is a promise or oath. A vow is used as a promise, a promise solemn rather than casual. Marriage vows are binding...
whom Sabine king Titus Tatius dedicated altars (arae) in consequence of a votum. Paulus Diaconus considers him a god of lightning. The name Summanus is...
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conditions had already become general. The practice consisted of a vow (votum) to the god Mars of the generation of offspring born in the spring of the...
Dyeus. See also List of Roman deities. The devotio was an extreme form of votum in which a Roman general vowed to sacrifice his own life in battle along...
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In ancient Roman religion, the devotio was an extreme form of votum in which a Roman general vowed to sacrifice his own life in battle along with the...
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attending meetings of the Reichstag in person, including an individual vote (votum virile): the seven Prince-electors designated by the Golden Bull of 1356...
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grove (lucus) or a cult place on their way, they are used to make a vow (votum), or a fruit offering, or to sit down for a while." Some ancient sources...
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York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. Accessed 18 July 2011. "Illud solum votum debere dici solemne ... quod solemnizatum fuerit per suceptionem S. Ordinis...
known, one from Roman Dacia. An inscription from Metz is a dedication (votum) to Mercury and Rosmerta jointly. Another from Eisenberg was made by a decurion...
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