Votary1. (a.) Consecrated by a vow or promise; devoted; promised.
2. (n.) 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.
Thesaurus Entries
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