believer
Americannoun
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believers
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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.
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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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Explanation
A believer is a follower of a particular religion or spiritual practice. Whether you are a Hindu, a Pagan, or a Catholic, you can call yourself a believer. Most believers have specific religious beliefs, but you can be a secular believer as well — for example, you might be a firm believer in socialist economic policies or a believer in the benefits of homeschooling. Basically, anyone who holds a strong belief in the truth of something is a believer. The verb believe is at the heart of believer, and it stems from the Old English belyfan, "to believe."
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Insisting on both the singularity of Gaudí’s vision and the glories of artistic collaboration, the Sagrada Família woos believer and nonbeliever alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"He was great believer and a great comedian, like lots of comedians to have come from the north of Ireland."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
When the last true believer walks out of the church, it is worth asking what he saw on his way to the door.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
I’m a firm believer that entertaining at home should not attempt to recreate a restaurant experience beat for beat.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Strong as it was, she must be a believer in cleanliness being next to godliness and she wasn’t taking any chances.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
“We are believers in the reindustrialization of America,” Robotti said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
“I was in love with the frisson of transgression,” said Anna, one of the disillusioned former believers profiled in Sam Adler-Bell’s March 2026 investigation “The women leaving the new right.”
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
A nearly 40% slide in shares of Michael Saylor’s bitcoin-hoarding company this year hasn’t fazed its most fervent believers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
“We are big believers in the potential of our city, and that’s why we have chosen to make this substantive investment in its future.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
When he realized arguing with fanatic believers was futile, Dr. Lee stopped responding, “he had other business to attend to.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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