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Votary Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ary

Votary has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service

"monasteries of votaries"

2

a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult

"a votary of Aphrodite"

3

a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity

"the cultured votary of science"

4

A person, such as a monk or nun, who lives a religious life according to vows they have made

Adjective
1

Consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised.

Example Sentences
"monasteries of votaries" noun
"a votary of Aphrodite" noun
"the cultured votary of science" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
religious priest disciple
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
vestal virgin bacchant bacchante
Rhyming Words
ary bary vary mary dary gary cary wary nary fary viary neary weary spary ovary snary teary hoary leary beary
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