Votary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A person bound by vows to live a life of religious worship or service.
  • n. A devout adherent of a cult or religion; a committed worshiper: the votaries of Aphrodite.
  • n. A person who is fervently devoted, as to a leader or ideal; a faithful follower.
  • n. A person who is filled with enthusiasm, as for a pursuit or hobby; an enthusiast.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A person, such as a monk or nun, who lives a religious life according to vows they have made
  • n. A devotee of a particular religion or cult
  • n. A devout or zealous worshipper
  • n. Someone who is devoted to a particular pursuit etc; an enthusiast.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised.
  • 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Consecrated by a vow or promise; also, consequent on a vow; devoted; votive.
  • n. One who is devoted, consecrated, or engaged by a vow or promise; hence, more generally, one who is devoted, given, or addicted to some particular service, worship, study, or state of life.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity
  • n. one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
  • n. a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disciple    adherent    religious   
    Cross Reference
    devotee   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    devoted    promised    adherent    votarist    votaress    Cytherea   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    worshiper    penman    devotee    angler    swain    detractor