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Meaning of 'votary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Votary [ a.]
- Consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised.
2 . Votary [ n.]
- One devoted, consecrated, or engaged by a vow or promise; hence, especially, one devoted, given, or addicted, to some particular service, worship, study, or state of life.

Meaning of 'votary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . votary [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult
Example in sentence:
  • a votary of Aphrodite
Meaning (2):
- one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
Example in sentence:
  • monasteries of votaries
Meaning (3):
- a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity
Example in sentence:
  • the cultured votary of science

Nearby Words:

votaress votaries votarist vote voted voter voting votist votive votress

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