votary

Speech parts

1. votary - Noun

2. votary - Adjective

Meaning

Consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised.

One devoted, consecrated, or engaged by a vow or promise; hence, especially, one devoted, given, or addicted, to some particular service, worship, study, or state of life.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

monk palmer fan amateur pupil partisan follower disciple believer admirer enthusiast addict adherent devotee fanatic
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Antonyms

captain superior critic attacker celebrity mentor
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Hypernyms

religious priest disciple adherent non-Christian priest

Hyponyms

bacchante bacchant

Phrases with the word

votary candle

Derivatives

Votaries

Anagrams

travoy

Examples

But when I was twelve years old I caught my first strong glimpse of one of the fundamental forces of existence, whose votary I was destined to be for life - namely, Beauty. Georg Brandes

I was positively stunned and have straight away become a votary of Mathura art to the exclusion of all the other and later schools. Amrita Sher-Gil

Ascribing human brotherhood, social justice, world peace, self-sacrifice and compassion to Christianity and Islam is tantamount to proclaiming that the wolf is a votary of vegetarianism. Sita Ram Goel

Close letter words and terms

votal votaress votarist votary candle votated votation