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votive offering

type of religious offering, obejct displayed or deposted in a sacred place
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votive offering

Summary

votive offering ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,603 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • votive offering is a type of religious object[2].
  • votive offering is used for sacrifice[3].
  • votive offering's Commons category is recorded as Votive offerings[4].
  • votive offering's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Votive offering[5].
  • votive offering's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].
  • votive offering's different from is recorded as offering[7].

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Definition and Type

votive offering is a type of religious object[2].

Use and Application

votive offering is used for sacrifice[3].

Why It Matters

votive offering ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,603 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). votive offering. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/votive-offering
MLA “votive offering.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/votive-offering.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_votive-offering_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{votive offering}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/votive-offering}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Adam78 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/120mc1p_
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q1002381 */"
  2. 14w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0443801-votivni-dary
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → offering
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0443801-votivni-dary, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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