as in religionist
one who professes a religious faith
for believers, it was sufficient proof that a miracle had occurred
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Recent Examples of believer
In Arabic the word kafir or kaffir has been used to refer to infidels, or non-believers in Islam.
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Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
But, as a figure of the Enlightenment and thus a believer in reason and science, the former president discounted the miracles associated with Jesus — including his virgin birth and supposed resurrection.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
When sacred places are bombed, when clergy are silenced, when believers are tortured, when religious freedom is crushed, the aggressor attempts to extinguish the living conscience of a nation.
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Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
There is a romanticized version of independent filmmaking that people often imagine — a passionate artist with a great script, a group of believers, and a dream that somehow finds its way to the screen.
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Dj Hale,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
The ultra-Orthodox believers’ role in Israeli society is a complex and long-debated source of contention in the country.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
Minutes after the World Cup opener straight from everyone’s wildest dreams, a group of believers gathered at midfield to pray.
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Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
For Kirk and millions of other believers, those forces were terrifyingly real.
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Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
But Oren Hadar, a sound engineer, and Michael Wacht, an architect, are serious, along with a small coalition of neighborhood believers.
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Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
But, as a figure of the Enlightenment and thus a believer in reason and science, the former president discounted the miracles associated with Jesus — including his virgin birth and supposed resurrection.
—
Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
When sacred places are bombed, when clergy are silenced, when believers are tortured, when religious freedom is crushed, the aggressor attempts to extinguish the living conscience of a nation.
—
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
There is a romanticized version of independent filmmaking that people often imagine — a passionate artist with a great script, a group of believers, and a dream that somehow finds its way to the screen.
—
Dj Hale,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
The ultra-Orthodox believers’ role in Israeli society is a complex and long-debated source of contention in the country.
—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
Minutes after the World Cup opener straight from everyone’s wildest dreams, a group of believers gathered at midfield to pray.
—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
For Kirk and millions of other believers, those forces were terrifyingly real.
—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
But Oren Hadar, a sound engineer, and Michael Wacht, an architect, are serious, along with a small coalition of neighborhood believers.
—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believer
Noun
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Thus, OKing vaccines may inadvertently embolden individuals to make further changes and cajole co-religionists to condone those changes for the whole group.
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Marx retaliates by pulling a string of his own, getting Grossbart back on the list of soldiers headed to the Pacific, potentially turning his co-religionist into cannon fodder.
Noun
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The documentary follows Christine Marie, a former fundamentalist who became an expert in cults, and her husband, Tolga Katas, embedding themselves among the Samuelite Group with the hopes of garnering evidence to bring to the police.
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Directed by Dretzin, False Prophet began in earnest with Christine Marie, a former fundamentalist who became an expert in cults, and her videographer husband, Tolga Katas, moving to Short Creek and embedding themselves amongst the local sect.
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“Believer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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