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
Move’s work was that not of a satirist but of a believer, of a terrific dancer who inhabited Graham’s genius.
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Reserve outfielder Alex Call is a big believer in the usefulness of simulation.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
But the forcefulness of pastors' rhetoric about Kirk has provoked conflicting feelings for some believers.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Davis’ athleticism has made a believer of fellow Kansas City-area Jayhawk standout S’Mya Nichols, a 6-0 junior point guard out of Shawnee Mission West.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Charlie Matthau has been a longtime believer in Alcor, and made a proof-of-concept docu Death is Optional in Arizona.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Such welcome candidness to questions of spirituality is enough to move even a resolute non-believer like me.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
With big runs in names such as Nvidia and AMD over the past few years, stocks further down the line in the data center buildout chain are starting to really take off this year and investor Tim Seymour is a believer.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
From director Mona Fastvold, the film stars Amanda Seyfried as the founder of Christian the Shakers, who left 18th century England behind for a new life in America with her growing band of believers.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Reserve outfielder Alex Call is a big believer in the usefulness of simulation.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
But the forcefulness of pastors' rhetoric about Kirk has provoked conflicting feelings for some believers.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Davis’ athleticism has made a believer of fellow Kansas City-area Jayhawk standout S’Mya Nichols, a 6-0 junior point guard out of Shawnee Mission West.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Charlie Matthau has been a longtime believer in Alcor, and made a proof-of-concept docu Death is Optional in Arizona.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Such welcome candidness to questions of spirituality is enough to move even a resolute non-believer like me.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
With big runs in names such as Nvidia and AMD over the past few years, stocks further down the line in the data center buildout chain are starting to really take off this year and investor Tim Seymour is a believer.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
From director Mona Fastvold, the film stars Amanda Seyfried as the founder of Christian the Shakers, who left 18th century England behind for a new life in America with her growing band of believers.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believer
Noun
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Mr Yusuf was already unpopular with left-wing co-religionists for saying after Mr Trump’s election that Muslims should accept his authority.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
22 Sep. 2019
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Other kinds of religious organizations are also allowed to prefer co-religionists in their hiring — a Catholic charity is allowed to prefer Catholics in the hiring process.—
Julie Moreau,
NBC News,
26 Aug. 2019
Noun
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And speaking of God, Heather has been teasing a spooky urban legend all episode about a Mormon fundamentalist who, rumor has it, disappeared into the valley to basically hunt good-time girls.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Believer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believer. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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