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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">votive candles</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>votive lamps</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>votive candle stands</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>votive offerings</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>candles</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>candles, votive</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>votive candle</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>votives</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Candles lit in recognition of a vow, prayer, or desire. Examples are those found in churches, often housed in glass containers. Any candles housed in glass containers that resemble the votive candles originally found primarily in churches and other religious contexts. ]]></note></mads>