1. (

• votary

) one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; "monasteries of votaries" ;

2. (

• votary ,

) a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult; "a votary of Aphrodite" ;

3. (

• votary ,

) a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity; "the cultured votary of science" ;