devotée

A form of devotee — An ardent enthusiast or admirer.

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Meanings

noundevotée (plural devotées)

plural devotées

  1. uncommonUncommon form of devotee.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:devotée.

Origin

Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from devotee with an acute accent over the second e based on the false assumption that the word was directly borrowed from *devotée, the actual French word being dévot. Compare repartée and toupée, which have similar etymologies.

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APA

devotée. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devot%C3%A9e

MLA

“devotée.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devot%C3%A9e. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devotée,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devot%C3%A9e.

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