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DEVOTEE

\dˌɛvə͡ʊtˈiː], \dˌɛvə‍ʊtˈiː], \d_ˌɛ_v_əʊ_t_ˈiː]\

Definitions of DEVOTEE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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an ardent follower and admirer

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

One entirely given up to a special interest; one zealous in religion; an enthusiast.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

One wholly or superstitiously devoted, esp. to religion: a bigot.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

One zealously devoted, esp. to religion.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

One zealously devoted, as to religion; a zealot.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

One who is zealously and bigotedly devoted.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. [French] One devoted, especially to some form of religious faith or duty; an earnest worshipper; a sincere follower;â€”in a bad sense, a superstitious or bigoted follower.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

One erroneously or superstitiously religious, a bigot.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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