Though predominantly a Catholic country, Venezuela is also home to the "María Lionza" cult, a syncretic faith whose devotees believe that spirits of the dead can communicate through mediums.
He also gave Darshan (vision) to people in the form of Rama, Krishna, Vithoba and many other gods depending on the faith of devotees.
Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman's film is the product of a time in which parenting has become a secular faith, complete with devotees and a range of denominations.
The language of faith ("advocates," "believers," "supporters," "devotees") has been transformed into the slogans of commerce (you can just imagine a company whose logo reads "Believers in people, ideas and things!").
Modern Republicans are devotees of faith-based analysis on every front.
Will Carol, Daryl and Michonne, some of the most diehard Rick-devotees, lose faith in their leader?
Mostly the chat rewarded a theater full of devotees for their faith and perseverance, and then tasked them with the responsibility of keeping the show's secrets safe until the new season commences on BBC America on Saturday night.
But religion is one of civil society's surest routes into poor communities, and there are devotees – including some faith school teachers and sponsors – who radiate a commitment to help pupils from the bottom of the heap.
Like the militancy found in other Buddhist majoritarian states, such as Burma, it's a far cry from the peaceful, idyllic faith Coleman and other Western devotees seek to practice.
Some of his devotees demonstrate their faith by sporting bee tattoos behind their ears or on their upper arms, a nod to one of his frequently used symbols.
