Devotee
1Devotee — 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. [1913 Webster] While Father Le Blanc was very devout he was not a devotee. A. S. Hardy.… …
2devotee — [dev΄ə tē′, dev΄ətā′] n. 1. a person strongly devoted to something or someone [a devotee of the ballet] 2. a person extremely devoted to religion; zealot …
3devotee — index addict, disciple, partisan, specialist Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4devotee — 1640s, from DEVOTE (Cf. devote), with a French suffix, perhaps on model of assignee. Earlier in this sense was devote (1620s) …
5devotee — votary, *addict, habitué Analogous words: *enthusiast, zealot, fanatic …
6devotee — [n] ardent supporter; fan addict, adherent, admirer, aficionado, amateur, believer, booster, buff, disciple, enthusiast, fanatic, fancier, fiend, follower, groupie, habitué, junkie, lover, rooter, supporter, votarient, votary; concept 423 Ant.… …
7devotee — ► NOUN 1) a person who is very enthusiastic about someone or something. 2) a follower of a particular religion or god …
8devotee — n. a devotee of (a devotee of the theater) * * * [ˌdevə tiː] a devotee of (a devotee of the theater) …
9devotee — dev|o|tee [ˌdevəˈti:] n 1.) someone who enjoys or admires someone or something very much devotee of ▪ a devotee of 1930s films 2.) a very religious person ▪ a Sikh devotee …
10devotee — [[t]de̱vəti͟ː[/t]] devotees 1) N COUNT: with supp, oft N of n 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. Syn: fan 2) N COUNT A devotee is a member of a… …
