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votary

/ˈvəʊt(ə)ri/US/ˈvoʊdəri/

votary adjective: consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised.

Adjective

votary (comparative more votary, superlative most votary)

  1. Consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised.
    • And votary Reſolution is made Equipollent to Cuſtome1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Custom and Education”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC, page 232

Noun

votary (plural votaries)

  1. A person, such as a monk or nun, who lives a religious life according to vows they have made.
  2. A devotee of a particular religion or cult.
  3. A devout or zealous worshipper.
  4. (broadly) Someone who is devoted to a particular pursuit etc.
    • But it is not ſimply of the progreſs of luxury that we have to complain: did its votaries keep in their own ſphere of thoughtleſs diſſipation, we might deſpiſe them without emotion; but the frivolous purſuits of pleaſure are mingled with the moſt important concerns of the ſtate;1771, [Henry Mackenzie], The Man of Feeling, 2nd edition, London: Printed for T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC, page 79
    • The room was commonly emptied after that, or only left in possession of a very few and persevering votaries of pleasure.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter XXXI, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume I, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849, →OCLC, page 304
  5. A loyal supporter or devoted admirer of a person or institution.
    • Well then, ye who delight in laughter, ye who are votaries of the proverb, "Laugh and grow Fat;"1847, editorial staff, “The Yankee Blade”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 66

votary meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

votary in Tamil

பற்றார்வலர்

votary in Urdu

عابد, عقیدت مند, بھگت, فدوی, مداح, مرید مخلص

votary in Kannada

ಮೊರೆಗ, ಕೊಂಡಾಡುಗ, ಭಕ್ತ, ದಾಸ, ಪೂಜಾರಿ, ಅನುಯಾಯಿ

Synonyms of votary

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Forms of votary

Adjective
comparativemore votary
superlativemost votary
Noun
pluralvotaries

Origin of votary

From Latin votus, past participle of vovere (“to vow, to devote”).

Words formed from votary

Questions about votary

What does votary mean?
Votary means consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised.
What is votary in Tamil?
Votary in Tamil is பற்றார்வலர். See Votary meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is votary?
Votary can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce votary?
Votary is pronounced /ˈvəʊt(ə)ri/ (UK).

Words near votary in the dictionary

  1. votaress
  2. votaresses
  3. votaries
  4. votarist
  5. votarists
  6. votary
  7. votated
  8. votation
  9. votator
  10. votators
  11. Votava

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Adapted from Wiktionary: votary (page history and authors); votary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); votary (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); votary (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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