votary
n . 热心者,崇拜者,支持者,信徒
热心者,崇拜者,支持者,信徒
votary n 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 "
Votary \
Vo "
ta *
ry \,
a . [
From L .
votus ,
p .
p .
vovere to vow ,
to devote .
See {
Vote }, {
Vow }.]
Consecrated by a vow or promise ;
consequent on a vow ;
devoted ;
promised .
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1913 Webster ]
Votary resolution is made equipollent to custom .
--
Bacon .
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1913 Webster ]
Votary \
Vo "
ta *
ry \,
n .;
pl . {
Votaries }.
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 . "
You are already love '
s firm votary ." --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
'
T was coldness of the votary ,
not the prayer ,
that was in fault . --
Bp .
Fell .
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1913 Webster ]
But thou ,
my votary ,
weepest thou ? --
Emerson .
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1913 Webster ]
142 Moby Thesaurus words for "
votary ":
Christian ,
God -
fearing man ,
Maecenas ,
abettor ,
accepter ,
addict ,
adherent ,
admirer ,
adorer ,
advocate ,
aficionado ,
amateur ,
angel ,
apologist ,
appendage ,
aspirant ,
aspirer ,
attendant ,
backer ,
beadsman ,
believer ,
booster ,
buff ,
candidate ,
catechumen ,
cavaliere servente ,
celebrant ,
champion ,
chapelgoer ,
churchgoer ,
churchite ,
churchman ,
collector ,
communicant ,
congregation ,
convert ,
courtier ,
coveter ,
creature ,
daily communicant ,
dangler ,
defender ,
dependence ,
dependent ,
desirer ,
devotee ,
devotionalist ,
dilettante ,
disciple ,
dummy ,
encourager ,
endorser ,
evangelist ,
exponent ,
fan ,
fanatic ,
fancier ,
favorer ,
figurehead ,
flunky ,
follower ,
following ,
freak ,
friend at court ,
gillie ,
good Christian ,
goon ,
groupie ,
habitue ,
hanger -
on ,
hankerer ,
henchman ,
homme de cour ,
hopeful ,
hound ,
idolater ,
idolizer ,
jackal ,
lackey ,
lover ,
mainstay ,
maintainer ,
man ,
minion ,
myrmidon ,
neophyte ,
paranymph ,
parasite ,
partisan ,
patron ,
petitioner ,
pietist ,
prayer ,
promoter ,
proselyte ,
protagonist ,
public ,
puppet ,
pursuer ,
pursuivant ,
receiver ,
reliance ,
religionist ,
revivalist ,
rooter ,
saint ,
satellite ,
second ,
seconder ,
sectary ,
shadow ,
sider ,
solicitant ,
sponsor ,
stalwart ,
standby ,
stooge ,
successor ,
suitor ,
suppliant ,
supplicant ,
supplicator ,
support ,
supporter ,
sustainer ,
sycophant ,
sympathizer ,
tagtail ,
tail ,
theist ,
thug ,
trainbearer ,
truster ,
upholder ,
venerator ,
wanter ,
ward heeler ,
well -
wisher ,
wisher ,
worshiper ,
yearner ,
zealot
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