as in religionists
one who professes a religious faith
for believers, it was sufficient proof that a miracle had occurred
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Recent Examples of believers
The hum said homecoming in the truest sense—alumni, patrons, and believers returning to witness what their support has helped build.
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Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Overlooking the church’s future altar will be the former’s crucifix to which countless believers have prayed to.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
But some believers continue to hold out hope, which Schnabel said is unsurprising.
—Dalila Muata, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
The Christian evangelical concept of the Rapture is that, during the end times, both living believers and those resurrected from the dead will ascend bodily into heaven to join Jesus at his Second Coming.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
The Christian evangelical concept of the rapture is that at the end times, believers, both alive and resurrected from the dead, will bodily ascend into heaven to gather with Jesus during his second coming.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
The event is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, but the religious text does include several verses that describe believers — both living and dead — taken up to be with Jesus during the Second Coming of Christ.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Fanucci hopes to foster conversations and community among her 30,000 followers, exploring how believers can discern divine presence and direction during life's most challenging times.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Traditional faith practices often involve challenging believers to confront uncomfortable truths, but chatbots avoid this spiritual friction.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Overlooking the church’s future altar will be the former’s crucifix to which countless believers have prayed to.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
But some believers continue to hold out hope, which Schnabel said is unsurprising.
—Dalila Muata, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
The Christian evangelical concept of the Rapture is that, during the end times, both living believers and those resurrected from the dead will ascend bodily into heaven to join Jesus at his Second Coming.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
The Christian evangelical concept of the rapture is that at the end times, believers, both alive and resurrected from the dead, will bodily ascend into heaven to gather with Jesus during his second coming.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
The event is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, but the religious text does include several verses that describe believers — both living and dead — taken up to be with Jesus during the Second Coming of Christ.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Fanucci hopes to foster conversations and community among her 30,000 followers, exploring how believers can discern divine presence and direction during life's most challenging times.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Traditional faith practices often involve challenging believers to confront uncomfortable truths, but chatbots avoid this spiritual friction.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Believers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believers. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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