What is "votaries"

Usage examples of "votaries".

He justly observes, that in the recent changes, both religions had been alternately disgraced by the seeming acquisition of worthless proselytes, of those votaries of the reigning purple, who could pass, without a reason, and without a blush, from the church to the temple, and from the altars of Jupiter to the sacred table of the Christians.

The hermit, assuming the character, without the talents or authority, of a general, impelled or obeyed the forward impulse of his votaries along the banks of the Rhine and Danube.

Zinixo had collected at least a dozen votaries in his brief tenure in the Red Palace.

Because he saw danger everywhere, he had also made it his business to identify as many of the other wardens’ votaries as he could.

Raspnex projected a whiff of nostalgia and a fleeting image of the riotous party in Milflor when Zinixo’s votaries had celebrated their release.

For any one of us might say, that although in words he is not able to meet you at each step of the argument, he sees as a fact that the votaries of philosophy, when they carry on the study, not only in youth as a part of education, but as the pursuit of their maturer years, most of them become strange monsters, not to say utter rogues, and that those who may be considered the best of them are made useless to the world by the very study which you extol.

As you feed the victim for the slaughter, I love to rear the votaries of my pleasure.

When he felt that character to be acknowledged, he willingly allowed, nay, encouraged her, to mix among the idle votaries of pleasure, in the belief that her soul, fitted for higher commune, would miss the companionship of his own, and that, in comparison with others, she would learn to love herself.

Old Bright Water had dozens of votaries, but for the most part she left them alone as soon as she had made sure they wouldn’t misbehave.

Don’t know about East, ‘cause he needs his votaries to tie shoelaces for him.