Synonyms of votary

votary

noun

ˈvō-tə-rē 

as in adherent

one who follows the opinions or teachings of another

a votary of the religious leader

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adherent
• follower
• disciple
• devotee
• supporter
• partisan
• apostle
• acolyte
• pupil
• missionary
• admirer
• scholar
• student
• soldier
• epigone
• advocate
• votarist
• convert
• fan
• faithful
• liege man
• protégé
• worshipper
• loyalist
• proselytizer
• champion
• ideologist
• idolater
• enthusiast
• minion
• zealot
• cultist
• sycophant
• ideologue
• sectarian
• satellite
• lackey
• henchman
• camp follower
• backer
• myrmidon
• stooge
• toady
• hanger-on
• lickspittle
• yes-man
• apparatchik
• flunky

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leader
• traitor
• renegade
• turncoat
• defector
• apostate
• coryphaeus

Example Sentences

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