Devotee
[,devə(ʊ)'tiː] or [,dɛvə'ti]
Definition
(n.) One who is wholly devoted; esp., one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot.
Typist: Rex
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Bigot, fanatic, zealot, enthusiast.
Typed by Claire
Examples
- He died an old man, as in his youth, so in his age, a devotee of tangible knowledge. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was not the most promising party to travel with and hope to gain a higher veneration for religion through the example of its devotees. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This method is neither so conclusive as the devotees say, nor so bad as the people who are awed by it would like to believe. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- They seem to have felt that the lives and habits of these devotees were queer and unnatural. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Isis attracted many devotees, who vowed their lives to her. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Edited by Bernice