Al was an ardent bridge player, theatre-goer, and sports fan who was universally well-liked and respected.
From an early age, Hitler was an ardent devotee of Wagner's music.
Allison is an ardent devotee of Ayn Rand, the philosopher and writer who counted human greed as a virtue.
Suns Coach Jeff Hornacek is an ardent devotee of a two-guard system, but he has a stockpile of guards on next season's roster.
If the supermarkets we have today had existed then, I think I would have become an ardent devotee of ready meals (and an ardent faker, dishing up the meal and pretending it was my own).
The Yeshiva University family is deeply grieved on the passing of David Romanoff an ardent devotee of Israel, Israeli Archeology and Israel Studies, and an active member of the Elizabeth, NJ Jewish community.
Heading the welcoming committee is a treacherous high priest, Tzekel-Kan (Armand Assante), an ardent devotee of human sacrifice who hopes to use the visitors in his scheme to overthrow the chubby, good-natured tribal chief (Edward James Olmos).
Each author was supported by a super-fan… even the absent Americans (the commute from the USA to Surrey is long enough, so you can forgive them) were represented by an ardent devotee.
Amir ElSaffar, one of the United States' most inventive jazz musicians, is also an ardent devotee of Iraqi maqam, a centuries-old musical repertoire built on yearning melismatic melodies, shimmering microtonal modes, and entrancing cyclical rhythms; he is joined by one of the last living masters of Baghdadi maqam, Hamid Al-Saadi.
Being an ardent devotee of Kali, he appointed Ramprasad as his court poet.
At Mount Abu he met Raja Ajit Singh of Khetri, who became an ardent devotee and supporter.
