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Devotee definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEVOTEE, n. One who is wholly devoted; particularly, one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: fan, buff, devotee, lover]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1645 an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 (usu. foll. by of) a zealous enthusiast or supporter. 2 a zealously pious or fanatical person.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Devotee Dev`o*tee", n. One who is wholly devoted; esp., one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot. While Father Le Blanc was very devout he was not a devotee. --A. S. Hardy.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(devotees) Someone who is a devotee of a subject or activity is very enthusiastic about it. Mr Carpenter is obviously a devotee of Britten's music. = fan N-COUNT: with supp, oft N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Bigot, fanatic, zealot, enthusiast.

Moby Thesaurus

Christian, God-fearing man, accepter, addict, adherent, admirer, aficionado, amateur, aspirant, aspirer, believer, booster, buff, bug, candidate, catechumen, churchgoer, churchite, churchman, collector, communicant, convert, coveter, crank, daily communicant, desirer, devotionalist, dilettante, disciple, energumen, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fanatico, fancier, fiend, follower, freak, good Christian, groupie, habitue, hankerer, head, hopeful, hound, idolater, idolizer, infatuate, junkie, lover, lunatic fringe, monomaniac, neophyte, nut, pietist, proselyte, receiver, religionist, rooter, saint, solicitant, suitor, theist, truster, votary, wanter, wisher, worshiper, yearner, zealot