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.
—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
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
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The other nephew is still an ardent adherent to the cult and has gifted much of his substantial wealth to it.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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Nostalgia for the pre-Brown era would not exercise nearly so powerful a grip on Black America today if its adherents focused on its detailed, pervasive inhumanities rather than relying on gauzy glimpses.—
Justin Driver,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Once the British-Ghanaian expat shared her journey on social media, she was flooded with questions from followers wanting to follow in her footsteps.—
Danielle Pointdujour,
Essence,
20 Mar. 2025
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While the Willis family has maintained his privacy since sharing his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis in 2023, Willis’ ex-wife Demi Moore shared several intimate photos with her social media followers in honor of his special day.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Among the pieces are two sketches of the 12 apostles (the disciples of Jesus in the New Testament), which Pope Julius II, who commissioned the work, wanted Michelangelo to include in the upper corners of the ceiling, but whose likeness was ultimately scrapped by the artist.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
6 Mar. 2025
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Jesus Christ Superstar follows the personal relationships and struggles among Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, his disciples, his followers, and the Roman Empire.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Votary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/votary. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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