devotee
a person who is greatly devoted to something.
a person who is extremely devoted to a religion; a follower.
an enthusiastic follower or fan: He's a devotee of jazz.
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Each January, film industry execs, insiders and devotees flock to Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival — the event was one of the few held before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
How Sundance hopes a custom platform will help the virtual festival be as weird as the in-person version | Kristina Monllos | January 29, 2021 | DigidayThis is, in effect, a behind-the-scenes secret history, one that Murakami fans — or devotees of publishing gossip — will find almost as irresistible as those early novels.
When I find fiction too draining, I turn to books about books. They can be as thrilling as a whodunit. | Michael Dirda | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostAdd in accountability—yes, many of these trackers can post directly to your social media—which is another proven way of sticking to your healthy lifestyle, and you can see why so many people are devotees.
Best fitness tracker: Hit your health goals and sleep better with these picks | PopSci Commerce Team | January 27, 2021 | Popular-ScienceToday, many of its devotees are turning to it with fresh eyes.
‘Mrs. Dalloway’ offers hope for our modern, COVID world | Kathi Wolfe | January 20, 2021 | Washington BladeIf he were here, the law student and moral-philosophy devotee would have thought the violence at the Capitol was “the absolute worst form of crime against democracy,” Raskin said.
He buried his son a week ago. Now Jamie Raskin is helping lead the impeachment charge. | Meagan Flynn, Erin Cox | January 12, 2021 | Washington Post
Fleiss makes the film as a devotee would, depicting Weir in a saintly glow.
Bob Weir on Drugged-Out Deadheads and Living in Jerry Garcia’s Shadow | Emily Shire | April 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a new American devotee, this was a profoundly patriotic impulse.
After reading an article about shopping local in 2006, I became a devotee of the online, artisan marketplace.
A devotee, Kreeft gives Lewis the big philosophical guns, and has him trouncing Kennedy and Huxley pretty comprehensively.
Three Great Men Died That Day: JFK, C.S. Lewis, and Aldous Huxley | John Garth | November 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTDialect, for instance, was not his métier, so like a true devotee of the form he exploited his incompetence for laughs.
In short, Marcella had been too long under her tuition, to become a willing devotee to the monastic rites of the Romish Church.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterHe was an ardent devotee of the Commonwealth and his writings exemplify this affectionate feeling.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThe Hindoo devotee is exceedingly tender of the lives of animals, while he is often callous to human suffering.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisA devotee admired Divine Providence for having wisely made rivers to flow through all the places where men had built large cities.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierCaptain Maturin went through the performance with the grave face of another classical devotee to duty; but his heart—poor fellow!
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British Dictionary definitions for devotee
/ (ˌdɛvəˈtiː) /
a person ardently enthusiastic about or devoted to something, such as a sport or pastime
a zealous follower of a religion
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