as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
a votary of the religious leader
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Recent Examples of votary
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.
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Mary Gallagher,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2023
The Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker has long been a loud votary of progress.
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Samuel Moyn,
The New Republic,
19 Mar. 2018
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
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But the belief died hard, and photography spurred its adherents on.
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Bridgers is a strict adherent to Attenborough’s Law.
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The mom of two shares videos and photos of her fashion creations and her daughters wearing them with over 29,000 TikTok followers.
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In 1776, the year the Declaration of Independence was signed, Quakers made a formal stance against slavery, prohibiting followers of the faith from engaging in the institution.
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Back in his coaching career, Cruyff was one of the first managers to be obsessed with the cut of the pitch — a trait that has passed over to his disciples, most notably the exacting Pep Guardiola.
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Christian Science teaches that the divine laws of Truth and Life, as demonstrated by Jesus and his disciples, continue to operate today as an eternal, demonstrable Science.
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“Votary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/votary. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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