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Recent Examples of votary But the fate of the votary is to require and receive a constant renewal of faith. Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023 Many remember the Cultural Revolution as a time of Red Guard excess—of the people terrorizing the votaries of the party. Mary Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023 The Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker has long been a loud votary of progress. Samuel Moyn, The New Republic, 19 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for votary
Noun
  • Still, the movement has adherents who prize the Brutalist aesthetic for its honesty.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 Jan. 2025
  • David and Sheila were among England’s earliest adherents to Scientology.
    Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Trump has spent years convincing his followers that he's been victimized by political targeting.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The other side is dedicated to Vishnu, the god of preservation, and his followers.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes the Supper at Emmaus, when Christ met two disciples after his resurrection, was depicted showing the disciples as contemporary pilgrims.
    Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Glenn, a disciple of Parcells and Payton, has been labeled a culture-builder—a coach who gets players to buy into and influence the organization.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Votary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/votary. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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