Nice grid. Wouldn't say Votive means holy in the same way the others do. It is more something that is offered in thanks or offering, but has no actual holiness of its own the way sacred, sanctified or consecrated objects do.

Thanks tulloch for the spoiler. Way to ruin it for everyone. Fun sponge!

Who the hell reads the comments before doing it?

Fun grid. It might have been trickier if Cherry et al. were plurals.
It's usually hard to discuss the grids without giving spoilers, which is why the link to the comments page says "Spoiler alert," so there was nothing wrong with Tulloch posting that comment.