Follower of holy and sacred (3)

I believe the answer is:

cow

(Other definitions for cow that I've seen before include "... beast" , "cause fear" , "Subdue with threats or force" , "Unnerve" , "Intimidate; quadruped" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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