Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate: a devotee of sports.
- n. An ardent or fanatical adherent of a religion.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who is devoted or self-dedicated to a cause or practice; a votary; specifically, one given wholly to religious devotion; an extravagantly or superstitiously devout person.
- n. Synonyms Zealot, enthusiast.
Wiktionary
- n. An ardent enthusiast or admirer
- n. A fanatical or zealous believer in a particular religion or god
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who is wholly devoted; esp., one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an ardent follower and admirer
Etymologies
- From French devotee ("devoted") (Wiktionary)
Examples
“That is why I use the term devotee because it brings a different connotation; someone who is dedicated to following a specific faith rather than simply acknowledging it because they were born into it.”
“Romney is known as a devotee of arcane details, and that facility with information may prove useful in governing, but now might be the time to sell a more focused campaign theme.”
The Huffington Post: Fred Bauer: An Affirmative, Pro-Growth Message Could Restore Romney's Momentum
“And as a biographer of Virgil Thomson and a Gertrude Stein devotee, I am thrilled to be staying just a few blocks from the apartment building where Stein and Alice B. Toklas lived at 27 Rue de Fleurus.”
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“My dad, the Fox “News” devotee, is a huge fan of Kiplings, having grown up in the British Empire himself.”
“Rob Humanick at the Stranger Song: "In ways more complex than even the most ardent Lynch devotee is likely to recognize, Inland Empire challenges our very relationship to the fabric of film, from its own physical creation with digital photography to the split-personality groove it etches out, many scenes equally demanding both horror and humor from the audience.”
“Mr. Williams, who appears to be a conspiracy devotee, is rightly concerned about the influence of money in American political campaigns.”
“Zander is known as a devotee of Gustav Mahler and is currently recording the composer's complete works with the London Philharmonia Orchestra, according to his website.”
“By the word devotee, we understand what Louis XIV. and Moliere did, persons the piety of whom consists in external observances; pious and charitable persons have nothing to do with this class.”
“I'm a long term devotee of CGM, having used it on a virtually continuous basis for over three and a half years.”
“I myself," he said, "am not what you call a devotee of the sport.”
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
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abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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♡LOVE and things like it♡
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11th Grade Words for Persons
attaché, bourgeoisie, concierge, connoisseur, debutante, devotee, elite, entourage, entrepreneur
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