believer
someone who has confidence in the truth, existence, or reliability of something:I am a firm believer that evolution happened the way that evolutionary biologists describe.The team’s offensive coordinator is a big believer in the run game versus the passing game.
someone who has or professes faith in something, especially a religion:The church has grown from a handful of believers, meeting in the pastor’s living room, to a congregation now in excess of 1,000.
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- pre-be·liev·er, noun
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How to use believer in a sentence
Despite her current predicament with moderates, Pelosi, many Democrats believe, is stronger than ever as speaker.
Trump moves closer to Pelosi in economic aid talks, and House speaker must decide next move | Rachael Bade, Erica Werner | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostI firmly believe that McDonald’s is helping to solve that challenge.
Why McDonald’s sets the standard for equitable business models | jakemeth | September 16, 2020 | FortuneAs a trained pharmacist and researcher interested in uncovering risks to medicine quality, I believe patients and clinicians would benefit from having more information about all the ingredients in medicine.
The ‘inactive' ingredients in your pills could harm you | By Yelena Ionova/The Conversation | September 15, 2020 | Popular-ScienceSince it is widely believed that more Democractic voters will vote by mail than Republicans, von Spakovsky’s proposals, if adopted, could suppress Democratic turnout in one of the most consequential presidential elections in a generation.
No Democrats Allowed: A Conservative Lawyer Holds Secret Voter Fraud Meetings With State Election Officials | by Mike Spies, Jake Pearson and Jessica Huseman | September 15, 2020 | ProPublicaThey spent more than a month turning off strategies they didn’t think would work in the new environment, and tweaking ones they believed were applicable.
The losses continue to pile up for hedge fund king Ray Dalio | Bernhard Warner | September 15, 2020 | Fortune
The next day, Christmas, is the birthday of the savior, but Frank is not a believer.
Richard Ford’s Artful Survivalist Guide: The Return of Frank Bascombe | Tom LeClair | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter Trevor-Roper told me Hitler was a true believer, he thought he was doing good, I went up to Oxford to see Bullock.
Ron Rosenbaum on Hitler, Hollywood, and Quantifying Evil | William O’Connor | July 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe was more of a spiritualist, a New Age believer in the power of good and the mysteries of the universe.
Yet for a pious Muslim believer, the experience of those states was bad to the point of being catastrophic.
One need not be a believer, as I am, to know that Maya Angelou will so fully live on.
Maya Angelou Knew How To Inspire As A Writer, Teacher, and Great Human Being | Joshua DuBois | May 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNot one-third of mankind are professing Christians to-day, and of those not one in ten is a true Christian and a true believer.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordOn the part of the believer, his faith and imperfect obedience, though necessary, are not a condition.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamIn the others, it is that righteousness imputed through grace to each believer.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamThese however are terms far too feeble to express the affection towards it, which the believer feels.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamAnd as the believer goes on to perform it, his call to the service will wax indefinitely great.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John Cunningham
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