单词 | votaress |
释义 | votaressn. A female votary (in various senses of the noun), esp. a woman who has dedicated herself to religious service, or to the worship of a particular god, goddess, or saint, by taking vows. Cf. votress n.1 ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > nun > [noun] nuneOE sistereOE minchenOE nun-sisterOE spousea1200 ladyc1275 religious1340 clergess1393 homely womana1400 monialc1400 moinesa1513 sanctimoniala1513 vowess1533 nosegent1567 votaress1589 votress1597 monkess1602 White Lady1606 cloistressa1616 sanctimony1630 religiosea1657 clergywoman1673 religieuse1682 religioso1708 vestal1717 society > faith > worship > [noun] > worshipper > female votaress1589 1589 W. Warner Albions Eng. (new ed.) vi. xxx. 133 The wrong must then by Phœbe be excused, Who rescuing her Votarisse, did so preuent her brother. 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xxii. viii. 887 Neare this place, at Caspalia, dwelt a Votaresse [L. Sanctimonialis], who beeing sicke and past recouery, sent her garment to the shrine. 1670 J. Covel Diary in J. T. Bent Early Voy. Levant (1893) 114 If a poor Votaresse there..should by chance steal a taste of forbidden pleasure. 1798 W. Sotheby tr. C. M. Wieland Oberon iii. xxxviii. 86 Thou heavenly maid! Who bad'st this knight thy votaress defend. 1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel III. ix. iii. 22 The same [book] which had charmed the circle at Hazeldean..charmed now the wearied and tempted votaress of the world. 1879 W. H. Dixon Royal Windsor I. iii. 25 At length the votaress yielded to these prayers. 1958 Observer 2 Nov. 22/3 Everything else in the book is subordinate to this middle-aged man's passion for the improbably perfect votaress of Diana. 2002 Z. Hawass Hidden Treasures Egyptian Museum 63/1 A Nubian princess was appointed as ‘divine votaress of Amun’ to oversee the loyalty of the Thebans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1589 |
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