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Recent Examples of votary But the fate of the votary is to require and receive a constant renewal of faith. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for votary
Noun
  • But together a picture emerges of a long-standing movement eager to stop anyone who attacks a principle or personality its adherents hold dear.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Certainly the idea that having a bunch of wealth will prevent you from getting into heaven has been conveniently ignored by many adherents.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Another client of Meinadier’s is Zach Lugo, a skateboarder with 10 million TikTok followers who gained followers for his comedic content.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Lee, one of the few female religious leaders of the 18th century, and her followers were known for worshipping through ecstatic song and movement.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His disciples picked up the mantle, even though those same forces wanted to kill them, too.
    Amy Stephens, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Domènec Sugrañes, one of Gaudí’s disciples, was named the site’s next architect.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Votary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/votary. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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