worshipper

noun

variants or worshiper
Definition of worshippernext
as in devotee

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worshipper
  1. devotee
  2. idolater
  3. fan
  4. cultist
  5. enthusiast
  6. zealot
  7. votary
  8. disciple
Noun
  • While Starbucks provides a yummy, festive holiday menu every winter, devotees know that isn't the only way to try a new drink.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Even two decades later, Miller is still proving a devotee to bohemian staples like ruffles, lace, and maxi dresses—and her love of the whimsical couldn’t come at a better time.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of devotee
Noun
  • The Founding Fathers knew of the fate of the 3,000 idolaters who prayed at the golden calf while Moses conversed with God on Mount Sinai, and of the money-changers driven from the Temple by Jesus.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
  • Throngs of idolaters gather just to watch the team buses arrive.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
Definition of idolater
Noun
  • The sport has entered a twilight zone where Indiana has already qualified for a bowl and Vandy fans are toting a goalpost through downtown Nashville and throwing it into the Cumberland River.
    David Whitley, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The second match sees the Houston Texans host Baltimore and in a gift for sports and music fans alike Beyonce will perform the half-time show.
    Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of fan
Noun
  • At other times, he’s called to action as a respected adventurer to investigate missing persons and MacGuffins, which generally leads to a series of globe-spanning scraps with members Axis Powers (sometimes cultists and commies too).
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Bottom line: In a true free market, absent the heavy hand of climate cultists, EV’s would be the land lines of the 21st century.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2024
Definition of cultist
Noun
  • In fact, traditional sports car marques like Bugatti, Aston Martin, McLaren and Lamborghini unveiled powerful, jaw-dropping vehicles to please the enthusiast crowd in 2024.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Fragrance enthusiasts will also be pleased with offerings from Juliette Has a Gun, with Burberry and Kayali gifts expected later in the year.
    Ty Gaskins, WWD, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of enthusiast
Noun
  • But the zealots of the boycott movement didn’t listen to the likes of Mngoma.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Tyler takes aim at the masks people wear to hide from their true selves, evoking a middle-class gangster and a closeted religious zealot.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of zealot
Noun
  • But the fate of the votary is to require and receive a constant renewal of faith.
    Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Many remember the Cultural Revolution as a time of Red Guard excess—of the people terrorizing the votaries of the party.
    Mary Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
Definition of votary
Noun
  • His disciples have kept the Ravens in contention nearly every year since.
    The Athletic, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • But the book created a movement full of disciples — Chiengora Hand Spinners, a Facebook group, now has over 1,300 members — and made the idea accessible to the public.
    Rosalie R. Radomsky, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of disciple
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