votary

英 ['vəʊtəri] 美 ['voʊtəri]

• n. 崇拜者；热心支持者；信徒

英英释义

Noun:

1. one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service;

   "monasteries of votaries"
   

2. a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult;

   "a votary of Aphrodite"
   

3. a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity;

   "the cultured votary of science"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Then at last the votary of venus found words to thank the goddess.
   这个时候，维纳斯的信徒才想起来向维纳斯女神感谢了一番。

经典引文

• Harold implored the help of the relic whose sworn votary he was.

  出自： E. A. Freeman

近反义词

【近义词】

• supporter 支持者
• communicant 领圣餐的人
• adherent 追随者
• helper 助手
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