votary是什么意思？

votary

英[ˈvəʊtəri] 美[ˈvoʊtəri]

• n. 信徒，追随者，（天主教）修士，修女；
• adj. 誓约的，立誓任圣职的；

复数：votaries;

例句

• 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.
• 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.
• a votary of John Keats 约翰∙济慈的崇拜者

英汉词典释义

• n.
  信徒
  the votaries of Aphrodite 阿佛洛狄忒的信徒

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service;
  "monasteries of votaries"
  2. a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult;
  "a votary of Aphrodite"
  3. a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity;
  "the cultured votary of science"