votary
noun
a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
votaries
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pluralof votary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Stanislavski saw his students as votaries in an ascetic cult.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
From the Revolution forward, as Cheney outlines, its votaries promoted the intellectual depth and known virtues of those with recognizable surnames and long family legacies.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2020
“Blush ye pretended votaries for freedom! ye trifling patriots!” cried John Allen, a Baptist minister from Massachusetts.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
But mainly because it' s a cathedral experience: a hundred or a thousand votaries in a dark room whose only light illuminates those big, gorgeous stars and their dreadful, beautiful problems.
From Time ● Jul. 16, 2010
The German Opera had still among her votaries devoted adherents, who, by holding manfully together, might long have resisted the force of prevalent error, and saved the edifice from destruction.
From Life of Beethoven by Anton Schindler
