different between advocate vs enthusiast
advocate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French advocat, from Latin advoc?tus (past participle of advoc?re (“to call for”)), a calque of Ancient Greek ?????????? (parákl?tos) (whence English paraclete). Doublet of advoke, avouch, and avow.
Pronunciation
- Noun:
- enPR: ?d'v?-k?t, IPA(key): /?æd.v?.k?t/
- Verb:
- enPR: ?d'v?-k?t, IPA(key): /?æd.v?.ke?t/
Noun
advocate (plural advocates)
- Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. [from 14th c.]
- Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.]
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Richard III, First Folio 1623:
- I neuer did incense his Maiestie / Against the Duke of Clarence, but haue bin / An earnest aduocate to plead for him.
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Richard III, First Folio 1623:
- A person who speaks in support of something. [from 18th c.]
- 2011, Alix Lee, The Guardian, 9 Oct 2011:
- He became a tireless advocate for the needs of adults with IMD throughout Britain and internationally.
- 2011, Alix Lee, The Guardian, 9 Oct 2011:
- A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
- Since she started working with her advocate, she has become much more confident.
Derived terms
- devil's advocate
Related terms
- advocacy
- advocation
- advocator
- avocate
Translations
Verb
advocate (third-person singular simple present advocates, present participle advocating, simple past and past participle advocated)
- (transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
- 7 March, 1624, Robert Sanderson, sermon at the Assizes, at Lincoln
- To advocate the cause of thy client.
- 16 June, 1784, Edmund Burke, speech on reform of representation in the House of Commons
- This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been advocated.
- 7 March, 1624, Robert Sanderson, sermon at the Assizes, at Lincoln
- (transitive) To encourage support for something.
- (intransitive, with for) To engage in advocacy.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:advise
Related terms
- advocacy
Translations
Anagrams
- avocated
Latin
Verb
advoc?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of advoc?
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?advoket/
Noun
advocate (plural advocates)
- barrister
- (Aberdeen) solicitor
Verb
advocate (third-person singular present advocates, present participle advocatin, past advocatit, past participle advocatit)
- (law) to appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session
- (law, in higher courts) to call a case before itself for decision
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
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enthusiast
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???????????? (enthousiast?s, “an enthusiast, a zealot”), from ???????????? (enthousiázein, “(intransitive) be inspired or possessed by a god, be rapt, be in ecstasy, (transitive) inspire”): see enthusiasm.
Pronunciation
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /?n???u?.zi??st/, /-?u?-/, /-æst/
- (Received Pronunciation, Ireland) IPA(key): /?n???u.zi?æst/, /-???-/, /-?st/
- (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA(key): /??n????.zi??st/, /en-/, /-?ï?-/, /-æst/
Noun
enthusiast (plural enthusiasts)
- A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
- Synonyms: addict, aficionado, amateur, fancier, fan, fanatic, fiend, freak, geek, junkie, rooter, maniac, partisan, (computing) power user, (marketing) prosumer, zealot
- (archaic) A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.
Related terms
Translations
See also
- -phile
Further reading
- enthusiast in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- enthusiast in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Tushetians, sustaineth
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