教徒|きょうとkyouto[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounbeliever; adherent
   ヒンズー教ひんずーきょう徒とは寺院じいんで礼拝れいはいをします。↗

   The Hindus worship in temples.

• Synonym信者しんじゃNeutralA believer, but also used figuratively for devoted fans, as in 「〇〇信者」; 「教徒」 is the more formal, strictly religious term.
• Synonym信徒しんとNeutralA believer of a religion, usable for any faith and somewhat formal; 「教徒」 mostly appears as a suffix, as in 「仏教徒」.
• Synonym門徒もんとWrittenA written word for a Buddhist follower, especially a Jōdo Shinshū adherent; 「教徒」 is more general.
• Synonym宗徒しゅうとWrittenA written word for a believer belonging to a religious sect; 「教徒」 is more common.
• Synonym信仰者しんこうしゃNeutralSomeone who believes in and follows a religion; explanatory in tone, while 「教徒」 is mostly used as a suffix.
• Synonym信奉者しんぽうしゃNeutralOne who sincerely believes in and follows an idea, doctrine, or person — not limited to religion, unlike 「教徒」.

「教徒」 is the standard choice, mostly as a suffix: 「仏教徒」「キリスト教徒」. Use 「信者」 for fans too, 「信徒」 for a formal, religion-neutral believer, 「信奉者」 for ideas or doctrines; 「宗徒」 and 「門徒」 are written words, the latter mainly Jōdo Shinshū.

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1. 特定とくていの宗教しゅうきょうを信仰しんこうする者もの。