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vōtum ī, n

P. n. of voveo, a promise to a god, solemn pledge, religious engagement, vow: qui (deus) numquam nobis occurrit in votis: nefaria vota: religione voti obstrictum esse: de illo aegroto vota facere: ante conceptum votum . . . post votum, L.: debere diis: Exsequi, V.—In the phrase, voti damnari, to become bound by a vow, i. e. obtain one's prayer: quae (civitas) damnata voti curam habeat, etc., L.; cf. voti reus, V.: voti liberari, L.That which is promised, a votive offering: votis incendimus aras, with burnt-offerings, V.: spolia hostium, Volcano votum, L.A wish, desire, longing, prayer: ea esse vota, eam esse voluntatem omnium, ut, etc., L.: quoniam res Romana contra spem votaque eius velut resurgeret, L.: Audivere di mea vota, H.: Haec loca sunt voto fertiliora tuo, O.: voti potens, O.: votum meum implevit, Cu.: An venit in votum Attalicis ex urbibus una? H.

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