votary

adj

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

   “And votary Reſolution is made Equipollent to Cuſtome”

noun

1. A person, such as a monk or nun, who lives a religious life according to vows they have made.
2. A devotee of a particular religion or cult.
3. A devout or zealous worshipper.
4. (broadly)Someone who is devoted to a particular pursuit etc.

   “But it is not ſimply of the progreſs of luxury that we have to complain: did its votaries keep in their own ſphere of thoughtleſs diſſipation, we might deſpiſe them without emotion; but the frivolous purſuits of pleaſure are mingled with the moſt important concerns of the ſtate;”

   “The room was commonly emptied after that, or only left in possession of a very few and persevering votaries of pleasure.”

   “He is such a votary of the modern that he was inevitably interested in the girl of the future and had matched one reform with another, being ready to marry without a penny, as the clearest way of expressing his appreciation, this favourable specimen of the type.”

   “The indulgence of illicit pleasures, says Dr. S. Pancoast, sooner or later is sure to entail the most loathsome diseases on their votaries.”

   “Gerty was dressed simply but with the instinctive taste of a votary of Dame Fashion for she felt that there was just a might that he might be out.”

5. A loyal supporter or devoted admirer of a person or institution.