creyente

Definitions of creyente
  1. noun
    a person who has religious faith
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    Siddharta
    founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC)
    Chuang-tzu
    4th-century Chinese philosopher on whose teachings Lao-tse based Taoism
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    teísta
    one who believes in the existence of a god or gods
    adorador del Diablo
    someone who worships devils
    monoteísta
    a believer in one god
    místico
    someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension
    panteísta
    someone who believes that God and the universe are the same
    peregrino
    someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion
    adorador del Sol
    someone who worships the sun
    teósofo
    a believer in theosophy
    hach, hadji
    an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca
    quietista
    a religious mystic who follows quietism
    type of:
    persona religiosa
    a person who manifests devotion to a deity
  2. noun
    a supporter who accepts something as true
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    abiogenista
    a believer in abiogenesis
    apóstol
    an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
    colonialista
    a believer in colonialism
    imperialista
    a believer in imperialism
    maltusiano
    a believer in Malthusian theory
    vitalista
    one who believes in vitalism
    type of:
    adepto, entusiasta, seguidor
    a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
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