votary

vo·ta·ry  (vt-r)

n. pl. vo·ta·ries

1.

a. A person bound by vows to live a life of religious worship or service.

b. A devout adherent of a cult or religion; a committed worshiper: the votaries of Aphrodite.

2. A person who is fervently devoted, as to a leader or ideal; a faithful follower.

3. A person who is filled with enthusiasm, as for a pursuit or hobby; an enthusiast.

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[From Latin vtum, vow; see vote.]

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votary

Noun

pl -ries

1. RC Church, Eastern Churches a person who has dedicated himself or herself to religion by taking vows

2. a person devoted to a cause [Latin votum a vow]

votaress fem n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	votary - one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; "monasteries of votaries" religious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
	2.	votary - a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult; "a votary of Aphrodite" vestal virgin - (Roman mythology) one of the virgin priestesses consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple bacchant - (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus bacchante - (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus non-Christian priest, priest - a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
	3.	votary - a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity; "the cultured votary of science" adherent, disciple - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another