† votaladj.

Forms: 1600s votall, 1600s 1800s votal.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin vōtum , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin vōtum vow, wish (see vote n.¹) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier votary adj., votive adj.Compare post-classical Latin votalis of or relating to a vow (13th cent. or perhaps earlier; rare).

Obsolete.

a. Bound by vows or by a particular vow; appropriate to one who has taken religious vows. Cf. votary adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > vow > [adjective] > bound by a vow

religiousa1225

vowed1532

votary1553

votal1606

1606 W. Middleton Papisto-mastix iii. 26 The Apostle..could not possibly forget that principall kinde of Virgines, that had most need of direction, & speak only of some other meaner regard, and that in such generall termes without any exception, or mention of votall Virgines.

1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 123 Threatned with speedy death, if she did not restore her daughter to the former mode of votall habiliments.

1672 Brief Surv. Old Relig. li. 131 They teach a necessitie of votall continencie & single life in the Presbyterie.

b. That takes the form of or serves the function of a vow; involving a vow. Cf. votary adj. 2, votive adj. 3c.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adjective]

votary1582

votivea1626

votal1632

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 5 And teare-rent Sophyre, Synon-like betrayd What votall oathes, loues sterne fort, ne'er bewrayd.

1855 R. Boyle in Boyle versus Wiseman 47 My reasons for leaving the Society were purely conscientious, arising solely from strong objections to take any further votal obligations.

c. Designating something offered or consecrated to a god, saint, etc., in fulfilment of a promise that was made in a vow, and typically offered when it is perceived that a request has been granted or a prayer answered. Cf. votive adj. 3a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adjective] > votive or dedicatory

votive1602

votala1638

society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > kinds of sacrifice > [adjective] > votive

votala1638

ex-voto1823

ex-votive1863

a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) 286 I will shew how far and in what sort these Eucharistical and Votal Offerings have been used in the first ages of the Church.

1787 Brief & Candid Vindic. Doctr. Tithes xi. 62 The proportion of a tenth part of our prosperities for a standard of thanksgiving and votal returns to the Deity, was esteemed just and unexceptionable.

1864 Norfolk Archaeol. 6 291 Was he the man who, two years ago, had written a votal tablet in Hebrew?

2. Wished for or desired, as opposed to real or actual. Also: relating to or expressing a wish or desire.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > wishing > [adjective] > entertained as a wish

wished1580

votal1611

votive1664

1611 J. Boys Expos. Dominical Epist. & Gospels: Summer-part 47 When not so much as priuate [baptism] may be well obtained, votall is enough.

1624 R. Sanderson Serm. I. 243 Retribution and requital..must be real, if it be possible: but at the least, it must be votal in the desire and endeavour.

1670 tr. O. Croll Bazilica Chymica 158 Of Astral, Spiritual, Imaginary, Votal [L. Votalibus], and diseases procured by Inchantments..Paracelsus hath written peculiar Books, to which I remit the desirous Reader.

1850 Q. Rev. Sept. 392 The polite old salutation of these realms appears to have been generally ‘Save you, Sir!’ which bears marks..of having been primarily of the true precatory form, which had gradually merged..into the mere votal or wishing state.

Derivatives

votally adv. with or by means of a vow or prayer; solemnly. [Compare post-classical Latin votaliter (12th cent. in a British source).]

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adverb]

under oatha1325

on (also upon) one's faithc1405

faithfullyc1450

on (also upon) one's word1582

sacramentally1599

votally1614

promissorily1650

engagingly1651

obligingly1655

votively1857

1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket iii. 126 They [sc. sins] doe votally and vocally ascend, that would actually, if they could.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 484 He votally vndertooke..that..I should haue all my money..restored me agayne.

1649 P. Goodwin Evangelicall Communicant lxxii. 494 Be thankfull to God, vocally, vitally, and votally: render to the Lord, what possible praise you can, both with lips and lives.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	votal
释义	† votaladj. Forms: 1600s votall, 1600s 1800s votal. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin vōtum , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin vōtum vow, wish (see vote n.¹) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier votary adj., votive adj.Compare post-classical Latin votalis of or relating to a vow (13th cent. or perhaps earlier; rare). Obsolete. 1. a. Bound by vows or by a particular vow; appropriate to one who has taken religious vows. Cf. votary adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > vow > [adjective] > bound by a vow religiousa1225 vowed1532 votary1553 votal1606 1606 W. Middleton Papisto-mastix iii. 26 The Apostle..could not possibly forget that principall kinde of Virgines, that had most need of direction, & speak only of some other meaner regard, and that in such generall termes without any exception, or mention of votall Virgines. 1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 123 Threatned with speedy death, if she did not restore her daughter to the former mode of votall habiliments. 1672 Brief Surv. Old Relig. li. 131 They teach a necessitie of votall continencie & single life in the Presbyterie. b. That takes the form of or serves the function of a vow; involving a vow. Cf. votary adj. 2, votive adj. 3c. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adjective] votary1582 votivea1626 votal1632 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 5 And teare-rent Sophyre, Synon-like betrayd What votall oathes, loues sterne fort, ne'er bewrayd. 1855 R. Boyle in Boyle versus Wiseman 47 My reasons for leaving the Society were purely conscientious, arising solely from strong objections to take any further votal obligations. c. Designating something offered or consecrated to a god, saint, etc., in fulfilment of a promise that was made in a vow, and typically offered when it is perceived that a request has been granted or a prayer answered. Cf. votive adj. 3a. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adjective] > votive or dedicatory votive1602 votala1638 society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > kinds of sacrifice > [adjective] > votive votala1638 ex-voto1823 ex-votive1863 a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) 286 I will shew how far and in what sort these Eucharistical and Votal Offerings have been used in the first ages of the Church. 1787 Brief & Candid Vindic. Doctr. Tithes xi. 62 The proportion of a tenth part of our prosperities for a standard of thanksgiving and votal returns to the Deity, was esteemed just and unexceptionable. 1864 Norfolk Archaeol. 6 291 Was he the man who, two years ago, had written a votal tablet in Hebrew? 2. Wished for or desired, as opposed to real or actual. Also: relating to or expressing a wish or desire. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > wishing > [adjective] > entertained as a wish wished1580 votal1611 votive1664 1611 J. Boys Expos. Dominical Epist. & Gospels: Summer-part 47 When not so much as priuate [baptism] may be well obtained, votall is enough. 1624 R. Sanderson Serm. I. 243 Retribution and requital..must be real, if it be possible: but at the least, it must be votal in the desire and endeavour. 1670 tr. O. Croll Bazilica Chymica 158 Of Astral, Spiritual, Imaginary, Votal [L. Votalibus], and diseases procured by Inchantments..Paracelsus hath written peculiar Books, to which I remit the desirous Reader. 1850 Q. Rev. Sept. 392 The polite old salutation of these realms appears to have been generally ‘Save you, Sir!’ which bears marks..of having been primarily of the true precatory form, which had gradually merged..into the mere votal or wishing state. Derivatives votally adv. with or by means of a vow or prayer; solemnly. [Compare post-classical Latin votaliter (12th cent. in a British source).] ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adverb] under oatha1325 on (also upon) one's faithc1405 faithfullyc1450 on (also upon) one's word1582 sacramentally1599 votally1614 promissorily1650 engagingly1651 obligingly1655 votively1857 1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket iii. 126 They [sc. sins] doe votally and vocally ascend, that would actually, if they could. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 484 He votally vndertooke..that..I should haue all my money..restored me agayne. 1649 P. Goodwin Evangelicall Communicant lxxii. 494 Be thankfull to God, vocally, vitally, and votally: render to the Lord, what possible praise you can, both with lips and lives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1606
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