Англо-русский синонимический словарь. 2014.
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
