votary

1. (by extension) Someone who is devoted to a particular pursuit etc.Examples: "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."Synonyms: enthusiast, addict, buff, aficionado, amateur, enthusiast, devotee, fancierbroadly