Votary

['vəʊt(ə)rɪ] or ['votəri]

解釋/意思:

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

(noun.) a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult; 'a votary of Aphrodite'.

(noun.) one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; 'monasteries of votaries'.

黛博拉編輯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised.

(n.) One devoted, consecrated, or engaged by a vow or promise; hence, especially, one devoted, given, or addicted, to some particular service, worship, study, or state of life.

欧文校對

同義詞及近義詞：

n. Devotee.

手打:肖恩

解釋/意思:

adj. bound or consecrated by a vow.—n. one devoted as by a vow to some service worship or way of life:—fem. Vō′taress.—n. Vō′tarist a votary.

整理:贾丝廷