true believer

true believer

noun

Definition of TRUE BELIEVER

1

one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause <it's impossible to argue with those true believers, as they think any counterevidence is proof of an evil conspiracy>

Synonyms crusader, fanatic, ideologue (also idealogue), militant, partisan (also partizan), red hot, true believer

Related Words activist; dreamer, idealist, visionary; cultist, disciple, follower, hanger-on, idolizer, votary; addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fancier, fiend, fool, freak, habitué (also habitue), head, hound, junkie (also junky), lover, maniac, maven (also mavin), nut, sucker; advocate, apostle, backer, champion, evangelist, patron, promoter, stalwart, supporter; booster, rooter, well-wisher; faddist

Near Antonyms dabbler, dilettante

Antonyms nonmilitant

2

a person who actively supports or favors a cause <true believers who fought the good fight even when it was out of fashion>

Synonyms advocate, advocator, apostle, backer, booster, champion, expounder, espouser, friend, gospeler (or gospeller), herald, hierophant, high priest, paladin, promoter, proponent, protagonist, supporter, true believer, tub-thumper, white knight

Related Words loyalist, partisan (also partizan), stalwart; adherent, cohort, disciple, follower; interpreter; applauder, cheerleader, encourager, fellow traveler

Near Antonyms enemy, foe, rival; belittler, critic, faultfinder

Antonyms adversary, antagonist, opponent