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Synonyms for devotees


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dev-uh-tee, -tey
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛv əˈti, -ˈteɪ

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Définition of devotees

Origin :
  • 1640s, from devote, with a French suffix, perhaps on model of assignee. Earlier in this sense was devote (1620s).
  • noun ardent supporter; fan
Example sentences :
  • All devotees have not received this awful baptism, but in this part of India many have.
  • Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
  • I was afraid of the three devotees; I should meet with a refusal.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • Since then his devotees have been shocked and disillusioned.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
  • Needless to say, there are other subjects which have their devotees.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter at Home » by P. B. M. Allan
  • Books upon Dancing, Cards, Chess, and other games all have their devotees. '
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter at Home » by P. B. M. Allan
  • A kind of Kilmer cult grew apace; he had his followers and his devotees.
  • Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
  • In other words, these scientists were students, not devotees.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow World » by Hamlin Garland
  • He followed in the wake of the devotees who traversed the long road to the Holy City.
  • Extract from : « Peter the Hermit » by Daniel A. Goodsell
  • There is one thing Hinduism does not demand of its devotees.
  • Extract from : « Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 » by James Kennedy
  • They were always gamblers and the devotees of licentiousness.
  • Extract from : « The Root of Evil » by Thomas Dixon

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