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follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
私の家は昔から熱心な門徒だ。
My family has long been devoted believers.
報恩講には遠方から門徒が続々と集まってきた。
For the Hōonkō service, believers gathered one after another from far away.
住職の話に聞き入る門徒たちの姿は荘厳で心を打つ。
The sight of believers listening intently to the head priest is solemn and deeply moving.