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devotee

UK/ˌdɛv.əˈtiː/US/ˌdi.voʊˈti/
nounC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,445 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: devotees

A devotee is a keen and loyal follower of somebody or something. A devotee of the opera.

It takes of and describes enthusiasm rather than membership. A devotee knows more than most professionals and is paid nothing for it.

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Definitions of devotee

  1. 1noundevoteeA keen and loyal follower of somebody or something.C1

    “He was a devotee of one composer and could not name another.”

devotee is a follower.

Where it comes from

Devote plus -ee, on the pattern of employee and trainee.

  1. Proto-Indo-European

    *h₁wegʷʰ-

  2. Latin

    dēvōtus

  3. English

    devote

  4. English, today

    devotee

From devote + -ee. The narrowed meaning in sexual arises from the sound similarity with amputee. devote Latin dēvōtus, past participle of Latin dēvoveō (“dedicate by a vow, sacrifice oneself, promise solemnly”). a doublet of devow; see also devout. Displaced native ēstful, from ēstful.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

devotee in the wild

  • Bhakti is often a deeply emotional devotion based on a relationship between a devotee and the object of devotion.

    Bhakti

  • Bhringi is a rishi in Hinduism, described to be a great devotee of Shiva, one of the Hindu Trimurti.

    Bhringi

  • The name Markandeshwar is associated with Maharishi Markandeya, a great devotee of Shiva.

    Markandeshwar

  • According to legends, Thampuran (ruler) of Paravur was a great devotee of Goddess Mookambika.

    Dakshina Mookambika Temple, North Paravur

  • Rajkumar plays the role of Santhoba, a devotee of Lord Vittala.

    Bhakta Vijaya

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

the dēvōtus family

devote

devotee — used about once every 23,598 pages · #13,445 · point at the bar for the others

  • devotion