a volive offering

vōtum, i, n. [voveo].

(Acc. to voveo, I.) A solemn promise made to some deity, a vow (freq. and class.; esp. in plur.):

qui (deus) numquam nobis occurrit neque in optatis neque in votis,

Cic. N. D. 1, 14, 36:

nefaria vota,

id. Clu. 68, 194:

nonne animadvertis ex tot tabulis pictis, quam multi votis vim tempestatis effugerint?

id. N. D. 3, 37, 89:

voto et promisso teneri,

id. Att. 12, 18, 1:

obstrictum esse religione voti,

id. ib. 12, 43, 2:

obligari voti sponsione deo,

id. Leg. 2, 16, 41:

cum de illo aegroto vota faciebant,

id. Att. 8, 16, 1:

vota facere,

id. Fam. 7, 2, 4; id. Mil. 15, 41; id. Tusc. 5, 1, 2 al.:

nuncupare,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:

suscipere,

id. N. D. 3, 39, 93:

concipere,

Ov. M. 7, 594; Liv. 5, 25, 7:

debere diis,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 55, § 123:

solvere,

id. Phil. 3, 4, 11:

reddere,

id. Leg. 2, 9, 22:

Jovi reddere,

Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 46:

suscipere et solvere,

Plin. Ep. 10, 35 (44):

persolvere,

id. ib. 10, 100 (101):

voto se exsolvere,

Petr. 85:

exsequi,

Verg. A. 5, 53: voti damnari, i. e. to obtain one's prayer or wish [p. 2015] Liv. 5, 25, 4; 7, 28, 4; 27, 45, 8; v. Zumpt, Gram. § 447 fin.:

voti reus,

Verg. A. 5, 237:

voti liberari,

Liv. 5, 28, 1.—

Transf.

A thing solemnly promised, that which is vowed or devoted, a volive offering (mostly poet.):

lustramurque Jovi, votisque incendimus aras,

with burnt-offerings, Verg. A. 3, 279:

Danai in voto (i. e. equo Trojano) latent,

Petr. 89; cf.:

iste... de bonis illius in aede Veneris argenteum Cupidinem posuit. Sic etiam fortunis hominum abutebatur ad nocturna vota cupiditatum suarum,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 142.—

Vota, a day on which vows were made for the good of the State (post-class.), Capitol. Pert. 6; Vop. Tac. 9; cf. Dig. 50, 16, 233, § 1.—

Transf.

(Acc. to voveo, II.) A wish, desire, longing, prayer (perh not ante-Aug.):

ea esse vota, eam esse voluntatem omnium, ut, etc.,

Liv. 2, 15, 3:

ejus me compotem voti facere vos potestis,

id. 7, 40, 6:

quoniam res Romana contra spem votaque ejus velut resurgeret,

id. 24, 45, 3; 35, 42, 5:

quod omnibus votis petendum erat,

id. 32, 21, 35:

magnarum cogitationum,

Petr. 115:

audivere di mea vota,

Hor. C. 4, 13, 1:

haec loca sunt voto fertiliora tuo,

Ov. A. A. 1, 90; id. Tr. 1, 2, 1:

votum in amante novum,

id. M. 3, 468:

voti potens,

id. ib. 8, 80:

quod omnium sit votum parentum, ut, etc.,

Quint. 11, 1, 82:

vota parentium,

id. 1, 2, 25: id enim voto meo sufficit;

illud supra votum, etc.,

Plin. Ep. 5, 8, 3:

Darius votum meum implevit,

Curt. 4, 13, 24; 4, 13, 8; Sen. Polyb. 10, 6:

cunctis super vota fluentibus,

Tac. H. 3, 48; Sen. Ben. 6, 30, 1:

votum aliquem confodiendi,

Suet. Aug. 51; cf. id. ib. 58:

hoc erat in votis: modus agri non ita magnus,

Hor. S. 2, 6, 1:

esse in voto,

Pers. 3, 48; cf.:

sed hoc votum est et rara felicitas,

is rather a thing to be wished, Quint. 12, 5, 6 Spald.; so, votum est, ut, etc., it is to be wished that, etc., Cels. 6, 6, 1:

an venit in votum Attalicis ex urbibus una?

Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 5:

non sine votis: O rus, quando ego te aspiciam?

id. S. 2, 6, 59. —Of inanimate things:

alioquin vota arborum frugumque communia sunt nivis diutinas sedere,

Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 14.—

A marriage vow, matrimonial engagement, marriage (post-class.):

ad tertia vota migrare,

Cod. Just. 5, 9, 4; 5, 5, 24; 5, 1, 2:

nuptualia,

App. M. 4, p. 154, 18; id. Flor. p. 342, 27.