votary
Example Sentences
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“He was a colossus, a true votary of ahimsa,” Lal wrote, “and a very compassionate man.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2024
But Asha Devi, a huge votary of capital punishment, insists that it was justified.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2022
Shakespeare’s private idolatry, his not so secret votary worship, is the Goddess of Love.
From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2016
In one chapter he takes his bearings from the watercolourist Eric Ravilious, "a votary of whiteness and remoteness, and a visionary of the everyday".
From The Guardian • May 31, 2012
As the fan blew upon it, the flame of the votary candle swayed and flickered.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
