American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2

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Author: Noah Webster

Votary

VO’TARY, a. [from L. votus, from voveo. See Vow.]

Devoted; promised; consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow.

Votary resolution is made equipollent to custom.

VO’TARY, n. One devoted, consecrated or engaged by a vow or promise; hence more generally, one devoted, given or addicted to some particular service, worship, study or state of life. Every goddess of antiquity had her votaries. Every pursuit or study has now its votaries. One is a votary to mathematics, another is a votary to music, and alas, a great portion of the world are votaries of sensual pleasures.

It was the coldness of the votary, not the prayer, which was in fault.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Votary," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 18, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LIQ6ZMQDN5EUXHJ.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Votary." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 18 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LIQ6ZMQDN5EUXHJ.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Votary' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 18 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LIQ6ZMQDN5EUXHJ.