true believer

noun

1
: a person who professes absolute belief in something
2
: a zealous supporter of a particular cause

Examples of true believer in a Sentence

they were true believers in an antimaterialist lifestyle, as evidenced by their lack of possessions true believers who fought the good fight even when it was out of fashion
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Now much of the party are true believers in the MAGA creed and most of the rest have accepted that going along with the program is a career requirement. Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025 For many technologies, there are always true believers. Umair Irfan, Vox, 23 Apr. 2025 Trust is the glue that holds businesses together—the secret sauce that turns customers into loyal fans, employees into brand ambassadors and stakeholders into true believers. Medhat Zaki, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 What others might see as a kind of madness, true believers see as a quest for an elusive peace in the devotion to the vertical wall, the towering mountain, to the terrible, beautiful wild. Maya Silver, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for true believer

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of true believer was in the 15th century

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“True believer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/true%20believer. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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