Definition of "votary" []

• A person bound by vows to live a life of religious worship or service. (noun)
• A devout adherent of a cult or religion; a committed worshiper: the votaries of Aphrodite. (noun)
• A person who is fervently devoted, as to a leader or ideal; a faithful follower. (noun)
• A person who is filled with enthusiasm, as for a pursuit or hobby; an enthusiast. (noun)

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• "Moily, who's credited with streamlining engineering admission process structure in Karnatata (where caste-based reservations for various OBC communities often posed a systemic problem, until Moily, as then chief minister, streamlined the process), has also been known as a votary of caste-based census."
• "In future I shall become what is called a votary, and shall cut down my spirits to the narrowest limit. ""
• "These are the consistent, patterned actions of a votary of approval-seeking and compelled conciliation."