plural votaries
1
a
: devotee
b
: a devoted admirer
2
a
: a devout or zealous worshipper
b
: a staunch believer or advocate
3
archaic
: a sworn adherent
Examples of votary in a Sentence
a votary of the religious leader
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His account of the violent neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party evokes antipathy: votaries of the far right have murdered immigrants and leftists, built deep links to Greek law enforcement that give greater latitude to their thuggery, and gained modest representation in the parliament.
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Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
But the fate of the votary is to require and receive a constant renewal of faith.
—Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
The Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker has long been a loud votary of progress.
—Samuel Moyn, The New Republic, 19 Mar. 2018
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Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
But the fate of the votary is to require and receive a constant renewal of faith.
—Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
The Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker has long been a loud votary of progress.
—Samuel Moyn, The New Republic, 19 Mar. 2018
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“Votary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/votary. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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votary
noun
vo·ta·ry
ˈvōt-ə-rē 
plural votaries
: a devoted follower
especially
: a devout or eager worshipper
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