Adherence vs Votary - What's the difference?
adherence | votary |
A close physical union of two objects.
Faithful support for some cause.
(medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.
Consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised.
* Francis Bacon
A person, such as a monk or nun, who lives a religious life according to vows they have made
A devotee of a particular religion or cult
A devout or zealous worshipper
Someone who is devoted to a particular pursuit etc; an enthusiast.
* 1922 , (James Joyce), Chapter 13
*: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.
As nouns the difference between adherence and votary
is that adherence is adherence while votary is a person, such as a monk or nun, who lives a religious life according to vows they have made.As an adjective votary is
consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised.adherence
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
See also
* compliancevotary
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Votary resolution is made equipollent to custom.