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
My previous novel was populated by Christian believers who, by and large, didn’t lose their religion.
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Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Companies chasing the scientifically radical or the technologically unprecedented have often burned through capital, exhausted their believers, and quietly disappeared.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Deheyn is a firm believer in public participation in scientific research.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
And in this rote, dutiful steadiness, I was struck by the patient sincerity of it all—and by a sense that these believers were already fomenting, in admittedly small numbers, the kind of unity that Esperanto’s skeptics say the language could never help facilitate.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Finally, hire believers, not mercenaries.
—Russell Sarder, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
As a believer in the power of a cold shower, tennis great Rafael Nadal may have been ahead of his time.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 26 May 2026
But many offshore wind believers say the train has already left the station.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Women are less than men, non-believers are the enemy, etc.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Companies chasing the scientifically radical or the technologically unprecedented have often burned through capital, exhausted their believers, and quietly disappeared.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Deheyn is a firm believer in public participation in scientific research.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
And in this rote, dutiful steadiness, I was struck by the patient sincerity of it all—and by a sense that these believers were already fomenting, in admittedly small numbers, the kind of unity that Esperanto’s skeptics say the language could never help facilitate.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Finally, hire believers, not mercenaries.
—Russell Sarder, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
As a believer in the power of a cold shower, tennis great Rafael Nadal may have been ahead of his time.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 26 May 2026
But many offshore wind believers say the train has already left the station.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Women are less than men, non-believers are the enemy, etc.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 May 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.—
Cory Anderson,
STAT,
6 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Andrew Ridker,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Believer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believer. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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