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votarist

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vo⋅ta⋅ry

  [voh-tuh-ree] noun, plural -ries, adjective
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–noun Also, vo⋅ta⋅rist.
1. a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
2. an adherent of a religion or cult; a worshiper of a particular deity or sacred personage.
3. a person who is devoted or addicted to some subject or pursuit: a votary of jazz.
4. a devoted follower or admirer.
–adjective
5. consecrated by a vow.
6. of or pertaining to a vow.
Origin:
1540–50; < L vōt(um) a vow + -ary

Synonyms:
3. buff, fan, admirer, devotee.
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Word Origin & History

votary  (n.)
1546, "one consecrated by a vow," from L. votum (see vow). Originally "a monk or nun," general sense of "ardent devotee of some aim or pursuit" is from 1591 (in Shakespeare, originally in ref. to love).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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