believer
/bɪˈliːvə
/noun
1A person who believes in the truth or existence of something: [with clause]: a firm believer that party politics has no place in local government...
- I'm a firm believer that my job should not be my hobby.
- And while Pat knows she won't raise millions or even thousands of dollars, she's a firm believer that every bit counts.
- She is also a firm believer that dancing should be fun.
1.1A person who believes that a specified thing is right, effective, or acceptable: I’m a great believer in community policing...
- Will is a great believer in the power of effective business communication but understands just how terrifying speaking in public can be for most people.
- Ian Searle is a true believer in the effectiveness of cloud seeding.
- I'm a big believer in using the fullest effective range of motion, but not at the expense of continuous tension.
2An adherent of a particular religion; someone with religious faith: the relationship into which God invites believers...
- The site helps believers reflect on religious faith in thought and in practice.
- For Christians, and perhaps other religious believers as well, God is a person.
- This argument is applicable to the believers of every religion.
Synonyms
devotee of, adherent of, disciple of, follower of, supporter of, upholder of, worshipper in;
convert, proselyte, neophyte;
Hinduism bhakta;
North American born-again
Rhymes
- biogasification
- biogen
- biogeneric
- biogenesis
- biogenesist
- biogenetic
- biogenetically
- biogenetic law
- biogenetics
- biogenic
- biogenically
- biogenic amine
- biogenicity
- biogenist
- biogenous
- biogeny
- biogeochemical
- biogeochemically
- biogeochemist
- biogeochemistry
- biogeoclimatic
- biogeographer
- biogeographic
- biogeographical
- biogeographically