votary
[voh-tuh-ree]
noun, plural vo·ta·ries. Also vo·ta·rist.
a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
an adherent of a religion or cult; a worshiper of a particular deity or sacred personage.
a person who is devoted or addicted to some subject or pursuit: a votary of jazz.
a devoted follower or admirer.
adjective
consecrated by a vow.
of or relating to a vow.
Origin of votary
Synonyms for votary
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enthusiast, devotee, adherent, amateur, aficionado, fanatic, follower, zealot, addict, admirer, disciple, buff, votaristExamples from the Web for votary
Historical Examples of votary
Not lightly must that votary be proved, who fain would free a people.
AlroyBenjamin Disraeli
Never was a votary endowed with a faith at once so lively and so capricious.
TancredBenjamin Disraeli
It pre-supposes in its votary a mind essentially mercantile.
The Young DukeBenjamin Disraeli
Thus it was that she kept her oaths; thus she repaid her votary.
The World's DesireH. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang
“I, as well as you Americans, can be the votary of business,” answered Ram Juna.
Jewel WeedAlice Ames Winter
votary
noun plural -ries also: votarist
adjective
Word Origin for votary
C16: from Latin vōtum a vow, from vovēre to vow
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