votarist

noun

ˈvō-tə-rist How to pronounce votarist (audio)
Definition of votaristnext
as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another votarists of the literary critic seemed to have penetrated the English department of every university in the country

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  1. adherent
  2. disciple
  3. follower
Noun
  • Their culture has employed parts of indigenous African traditions continuously since its first adherents were forcibly removed from Africa and brought to the southeastern United States against their will and enslaved on plantations.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Conservatives were 28% more likely to strongly support Israel, the survey found, while adherents of premillennialism, the belief in Jesus’ second coming and subsequent 1,000-year rule, were 83% more likely to support Israel.
    Marc A Ramirez, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
Definition of adherent
Noun
  • Photo: Upstate Down A Frank Lloyd Wright Disciple in Wappingers Falls, NY The house featured in this listing photo was designed by a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 8 Nov. 2024
  • In their telling, the fraud blamed on Dorje Chang was, in fact, pulled off by one of his corrupt former disciples.
    Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of disciple
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  • The actor, 98, shared a video on Instagram on Monday, Nov. 4 — the day before the presidential election — to encourage his followers to vote for Democrat candidate Kamala Harris.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The manager continued, seemingly urging his own followers to inquire about J. Prince’s criminal records.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of follower
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