English dictionary
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English noun: votary | |||
| 1. | votary (person) one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service | ||
| Samples | Monasteries of votaries. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | religious | ||
| 2. | votary (person) a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult | ||
| Samples | A votary of Aphrodite. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | non-Christian priest, priest | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bacchant, bacchante, vestal virgin | ||
| 3. | votary (person) a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity | ||
| Samples | The cultured votary of science. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adherent, disciple | ||
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