devotee

devotee
Synonyms and related words:
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

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • 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. [1913 Webster] While Father Le Blanc was very devout he was not a devotee. A. S. Hardy.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • devotee — [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 …   English World dictionary

  • devotee — index addict, disciple, partisan, specialist Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • devotee — 1640s, from DEVOTE (Cf. devote), with a French suffix, perhaps on model of assignee. Earlier in this sense was devote (1620s) …   Etymology dictionary

  • devotee — votary, *addict, habitué Analogous words: *enthusiast, zealot, fanatic …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • devotee — [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.… …   New thesaurus

  • devotee — ► NOUN 1) a person who is very enthusiastic about someone or something. 2) a follower of a particular religion or god …   English terms dictionary

  • devotee — n. a devotee of (a devotee of the theater) * * * [ˌdevə tiː] a devotee of (a devotee of the theater) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • devotee — 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • devotee — [[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… …   English dictionary

  • devotee — UK [ˌdevəʊˈtiː] / US [ˌdevəˈtɪ] / US [ˌdevoʊˈtɪ] noun [countable] Word forms devotee : singular devotee plural devotees 1) someone who is very enthusiastic about something a devotee of science fiction 2) someone who follows a particular religion… …   English dictionary

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