- 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 that is
solemn rather than casual.
Marriage vows are binding...
- salt of the
earth A
famous biblical sentence proclaimed by
Jesus Christ.
votum separatum separate vow The
phrase denotes an independent,
minority voice...
- and to the
Cicero family.: 2.3.7 : 378 The
temple was the
result of a
votum made in 268 BC by
Publius Sempronius Sophus when an
earthquake struck during...
- Jephthes, sive
Votum (translated into
English as Jephtha, or the Vow) is a
tragedy by
Scottish historian and
humanist scholar George Buchanan first published...
-
Playing with Time, p. 104.
Votum pro bubus, uti valeant, sic facito.
Marti Silvano in
silva interdius in
capita singula boum
votum facito.
Farris L. III et...
- whom
Sabine king
Titus Tatius dedicated altars (arae) in
consequence of a
votum.
Paulus Diaconus considers him a god of lightning. The name Summ**** is...
-
headed a
princely abbey. The prince-abbot had a seat and an
individual vote (
votum virile) in the
Imperial Diet
alongside the prince-bishops. They
ranked higher...
-
meetings of the
Imperial diet in person,
including an
individual vote (
votum virile): the
seven prince-electors
designated by the
Golden Bull of 1356...
- 1489, and even then
their votes were
usually considered only
advisory (
votum consultativum)
compared to the
benches of the
electors and princes. The...
