votary

noun

1. 仰慕者；爱好者；信仰者
   a person who worships or loves sb/sth
   1. a votary of John Keats
      约翰∙济慈的崇拜者

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。
2. A votary of Aphrodite.
   美神阿芙罗狄蒂的信仰者。
3. That further feminine step in advance which combines paint and petticoats together had not found a votary in Miss Thorne.
   女性采取的把指粉和裙子结合起来的更为前进的一步，并没有得到索思小姐的支持。
4. ( Greek& Roman mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus.
   （希腊和罗马神话）酒神巴克斯的牧师或信仰者。

noun

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

2. a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult
   1. a votary of Aphrodite

3. one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
   1. monasteries of votaries