devotee

English

Etymology

From devote +‎ -ee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdɛvəˈtiː/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

devotee (plural devotees)

1. An ardent enthusiast or admirer.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:enthusiast

   He was a devotee of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

   a devotee of classical music

   • 1908 January, John Muir, “Hetch Hetchy Valley”, in Sierra Club Bulletin‎^[1]:

     These temple destroyers, devotees of ravaging commercialism, seem to have a perfect contempt for Nature, and, instead of lifting their eyes to the God of the mountains, lift them to the Almighty Dollar.

2. (religion) A believer in a particular religion or god.

   devotees of Krishna

   devotees thronged the temple

   • 1913, Ernest Wilson Clement, A Handbook of Modern Japan, page 253:

     It has been said that a Japanese is a Shintōist in life and a Buddhist at death; and it is also true that he may be during life, at one and the same time, a devotee of both.

3. (slang) Someone with an amputee fetish.

Translations

admirer

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 施主 (zh) (shīzhǔ)

• Czech: nadšenec (cs) m
• Finnish: palvoja (fi), ihailija (fi), intoilija (fi)
• French: inconditionnel (fr), dévot (fr)
• German: Bewunderer (de) m, Enthusiast (de) m, Fan (de) m, Anhänger (de) m, Entourage (de) pl or f, Anhängerschaft (de) pl or f, Liebhaber (de) m, Verehrer (de) m, Enthusiast (de) m
• Maori: kaitautāwhi
• Polish: wielbiciel (pl) m, wielbicielka (pl) f, entuzjasta (pl) m, entuzjastka (pl) f
• Portuguese: entusiasta (pt) m or f, discípulo (pt) m, devoto (pt) m
• Russian: покло́нник (ru) m (poklónnik), покло́нница (ru) f (poklónnica)
• Spanish: devoto (es)
• Telugu: భక్త (te) (bhakta)
• Uyghur: ھەۋەسكار (heweskar)

believer

• Bengali: আবেদ (bn) (abed)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 施主 (zh) (shīzhǔ)

• Czech: vyznavač (cs) m
• Finnish: uskovainen (fi)
• German: Eiferer (de) m, Gläubiger (de) m, Anhänger (de) m, Verehrer (de) m
• Irish: vóitín m
• Italian: devoto (it) m, fedele (it) m, seguace (it) m
• Uyghur: زاھىت (zahit), ئىخلاسمەن (ixlasmen), ئابىد (abid)