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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.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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votary
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).
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