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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But the fate of the votary is to require and receive a constant renewal of faith.
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Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
Many remember the Cultural Revolution as a time of Red Guard excess—of the people terrorizing the votaries of the party.
—Mary Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 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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Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
Many remember the Cultural Revolution as a time of Red Guard excess—of the people terrorizing the votaries of the party.
—Mary Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 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 12 Jul. 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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