believer
Americannoun
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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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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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Singaporean business student Shyan Lim is a firm believer in AI-related shares, putting about three-quarters of his savings into tech stocks.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Guggenheim analyst John DiFucci has been a firm believer that artificial intelligence is a “major threat” to software companies.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Saint Paul wrote the apostolic dictate that a new believer ought not be a leader in spiritual matters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, although she doesn’t talk about her faith to the same degree as this group, also counts herself a believer.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
Leah insisted she had no knowledge of the chemical; but long-time believer George Willets was embarrassed.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
“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
True believers see Musk as a visionary capable of seizing markets long before they exist, citing Tesla’s dominance in the electric-vehicle market and SpaceX’s success in the rocket-launch business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The hip, non-preachy image has given Buddhism a cultural boost, but it does not seems to have attracted new believers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 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
The other believers, the professors, and the newsmen sat outside the circle to observe the actions of the mediums and participants.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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