believer

/bi'li:vəbl/

Thân thiện

A believer prays quietly in a small chapel.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who has religious faith: A "believer" is someone who holds a particular religious faith or belief in a god or gods.
   • A supporter who accepts something as true: A "believer" is also someone who is convinced of the truth, value, or existence of a particular idea, cause, or person.

Examples

• Noun:
  • She is a devout believer who attends church every Sunday. (She is a person with strong religious faith.)
  • He is a firm believer in the power of education to change lives. (He is a supporter who accepts the truth of this idea.)

Advanced Usage

• "True believer": Someone with absolute, often fervent, conviction in a religion, ideology, or cause.
  • He was a true believer in the political movement and dedicated his life to it.
• "Non-believer": Someone who does not believe, especially in a particular religion or concept.
  • The sermon was aimed at converting non-believers.

Variants and Related Words

• Belief (n): An acceptance that something exists or is true, especially one without proof.
  • Her belief in justice is unwavering.
• Believe (v): To accept that something is true or real.
  • I believe his story.
• Disbeliever (n): A person who refuses or is unable to believe something.
  • He was labeled a disbeliever for questioning the theory.

Synonyms

• Follower: A person who supports and admires a particular person or set of ideas.
• Devotee: A person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about someone or something.
• Adherent: Someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas.

Related Phrases

• To make a believer out of someone: To convince someone completely of something through experience or evidence.
  • The team's incredible performance made a believer out of even the harshest critic.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a person who has religious faith
2. a supporter who accepts something as true

Từ đồng nghĩa

• worshiper
• worshipper
• truster