devotee
pronunciation
How to pronounce devotee in British English:
UK [ˌdevəˈti:]
How to pronounce devotee in American English:
US [ˌdɛvəˈti, -ˈte]
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- Noun:
- an ardent follower and admirer
Word Origin
- devotee (n.)
- 1640s, from devote, with a French suffix, perhaps on model of assignee. Earlier in this sense was devote (1620s).
Example
- 1. Bariyapur , nepal : a devotee carries a baby goat as she heads to gadhimai temple
- 2. A devotee of hinduism has his forehead pierced prior to taking part in a hindu procession in singapore .
- 3. A devotee recites prayers in front of a buddha statue on the eve of vesak day in kuala lumpur may 4 , 2012 .
- 4. 2 / 14 Allahabad , india : a hindu devotee smears his body with mud from the banks of the ganges
- 5. Amritsar , india : a sikh devotee prays at the golden temple , the holiest sikh shrine , on the birth anniversary of guru gobind singh