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votary
[voh-tuh-ree]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | believer |
| Synonyms: | addict, adherent, admirer, aficionado, amateur, buff, devotee, disciple, enthusiast, fanatic, follower, votarist, zealot |
| Main Entry: | devotee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ardent supporter; fan |
| Synonyms: | addict, adherent, admirer, aficionado, amateur, believer, booster, buff, disciple, enthusiast, fanatic, fancier, fiend, follower, groupie, habitué, junkie, lover, rooter, supporter, votarient, votary |
| Antonyms: | adversary, antagonist, enemy |
| Main Entry: | disciple |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | believer, follower |
| Synonyms: | adherent, apostle, attendant, booster, buff, bug*, catechumen, cohort, convert, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fiend, freak, groupie, hound, junkie, learner, nut*, partisan, proselyte, pupil, rooter, satellite, sectary, sectator, student, supporter, votary, witness, zealot |
| Antonyms: | god |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enthusiast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person active in interest |
| Synonyms: | addict, admirer, aficionado, believer, buff, bug*, bum*, devotee, eccentric, fan, fanatic, follower, freak, habitué, lover, maniac, monomaniac, nut*, optimist, participant, partisan, rooter, supporter, votary, worshiper, zealot |
| Antonyms: | critic, detractor, pessimist |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person enthusiastic about an interest |
| Synonyms: | addict, adherent, admirer, aficionado, amateur, buff, devotee, follower, freak*, groupie, habitué, hound, lover, rooter, supporter, votary, zealot |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fiend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person overenthusiastic about interest |
| Synonyms: | addict, aficionado, bigot, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, freak, maniac, monomaniac, nut*, votarist, votary, zealot |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | follower |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who believes or has great interest |
| Synonyms: | addict, adherent, admirer, advocate, apostle, attendant, backer, believer, bootlicker, buff, client, cohort, companion, convert, copycat, devotee, disciple, fan, fancier, freak*, habitué, hanger-on, helper, imitator, lackey, member, minion, parasite, participant, partisan, patron, promoter, proselyte, protégé, pupil, representative, satellite, sectary, servant, sidekick, stooge, supporter, sycophant, toady, vassal, votary, worshiper, zealot |
| Antonyms: | leader |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | partisan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person devoted to another or cause |
| Synonyms: | accessory, adherent, backer, champion, cohort, defender, devotee, disciple, follower, satellite, stalwart, supporter, sycophant, sympathizer, upholder, votary, zealot |
| Main Entry: | worshiper/worshipper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | believer |
| Synonyms: | adorer, churchgoer, communicant, congregant, devotee, devout person, pious person, supplicant, votary |
| Antonyms: | agnostic, atheist, skeptic |
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