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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dev-uh-tee, -tey |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛv əˈti, -ˈteɪ |
Definition of devotee
Origin :- 1640s, from devote, with a French suffix, perhaps on model of assignee. Earlier in this sense was devote (1620s).
- noun ardent supporter; fan
- She was mistaken in her surmises, however, for Lisa was not a devotee.
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
- This man was evil, not with the grossness of a debauchee but with the thinness of the devotee.
- Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
- It was the submissive worship of a devotee before some sacred relic!
- Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
- His generous, kindly approval of the eggs cheered this devotee.
- Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett
- No, don't; for my reputation would be gone if I were thought to be a devotee.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- Nevertheless Emilie was a woman of twenty-seven, and by no means a devotee.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- Dorriforth bore all he said with the patience of a devotee, but with the firmness of a man.
- Extract from : « A Simple Story » by Mrs. Inchbald
- The Shrine paid well for years—every devotee leaving his mite.
- Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
- Some months passed: then she said to the devotee her husband, 'Oh saint!
- Extract from : « Vikram and the Vampire » by Richard F. Burton
- Remained the task of carrying the Vampire to Shanta-Shil the devotee.
- Extract from : « Vikram and the Vampire » by Richard F. Burton
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