Definition of Votary

Noun: votary vow-tu-ree

One bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
"monasteries of votaries"
A priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult
"a votary of Aphrodite"
A devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause, person or activity
"the cultured votary of science"