believer
Other forms: believers
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."
Definitions of believer
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a supporter who accepts something as truesynonyms: trustertypes:abiogenista believer in abiogenesisapostlean ardent early supporter of a cause or reformcolonialista believer in colonialismevolutionista person who believes in organic evolutionimperialista believer in imperialismMalthusiana believer in Malthusian theoryvitalistone who believes in vitalism
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a person who has religious faithsynonyms: worshiper, worshippertypes:theistone who believes in the existence of a god or godsdevil worshipersomeone who worships devilsmonotheista believer in one godmystic, religious mysticsomeone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehensionnumerologista believer in numerologypantheistsomeone who believes that God and the universe are the samepilgrimsomeone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotionsun worshipersomeone who worships the suntheosophista believer in theosophypolytheistone who believes in a plurality of godsquietista religious mystic who follows quietismtype of:religious persona person who manifests devotion to a deity
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -er, -or
This vocabulary list features words with the common suffix that means "one who; action or process."