"devotee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdɛvəˈtiː/ Audio: En-au-devotee.ogg [Australia] Forms: devotees [plural]
Etymology: devote + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|devote|ee}} devote + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} devotee (plural devotees)
  1. An ardent enthusiast or admirer. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: enthusiast Translations (admirer): nadšenec [masculine] (Czech), palvoja (Finnish), ihailija (Finnish), intoilija (Finnish), inconditionnel (French), dévot (French), Bewunderer [masculine] (German), Enthusiast [masculine] (German), Fan [masculine] (German), Anhänger [masculine] (German), Entourage [feminine, plural, singular] (German), Anhängerschaft [feminine, plural, singular] (German), Liebhaber [masculine] (German), Verehrer [masculine] (German), kaitautāwhi (Maori), wielbiciel [masculine] (Polish), wielbicielka [feminine] (Polish), entuzjasta [masculine] (Polish), entuzjastka [feminine] (Polish), entusiasta [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), discípulo [masculine] (Portuguese), devoto [masculine] (Portuguese), покло́нник (poklónnik) [masculine] (Russian), покло́нница (poklónnica) [feminine] (Russian), devoto (Spanish), భక్త (bhakta) (Telugu), ھەۋەسكار (heweskar) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-devotee-en-noun-vgL943KH Disambiguation of People: 61 6 33 Disambiguation of 'admirer': 93 2 6
  2. (religion) A believer in a particular religion or god. Categories (topical): Religion Translations (believer): আবেদ (abed) (Bengali), vyznavač [masculine] (Czech), uskovainen (Finnish), Eiferer [masculine] (German), Gläubiger [masculine] (German), Anhänger [masculine] (German), Verehrer [masculine] (German), vóitín [masculine] (Irish), devoto [masculine] (Italian), fedele [masculine] (Italian), seguace [masculine] (Italian), زاھىت (zahit) (Uyghur), ئىخلاسمەن (ixlasmen) (Uyghur), ئابىد (abid) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-devotee-en-noun-NauKIbiS Topics: lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'believer': 0 100 0
  3. (slang) Someone with an amputee fetish. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-devotee-en-noun-qSuo7dgV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 15 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ee: 10 10 81

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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "discípulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "admirer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "devoto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poklónnik",
      "sense": "admirer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "покло́нник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poklónnica",
      "sense": "admirer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "покло́нница"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "admirer",
      "word": "devoto"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "bhakta",
      "sense": "admirer",
      "word": "భక్త"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "heweskar",
      "sense": "admirer",
      "word": "ھەۋەسكار"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "abed",
      "sense": "believer",
      "word": "আবেদ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "believer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vyznavač"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "believer",
      "word": "uskovainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "believer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Eiferer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "believer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gläubiger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "believer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Anhänger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "believer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verehrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "believer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vóitín"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "believer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "devoto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "believer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fedele"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "believer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seguace"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "zahit",
      "sense": "believer",
      "word": "زاھىت"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "ixlasmen",
      "sense": "believer",
      "word": "ئىخلاسمەن"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "abid",
      "sense": "believer",
      "word": "ئابىد"
    }
  ],
  "word": "devotee"
}

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