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Definition of Believer
1. Noun. A supporter who accepts something as true.
Specialized synonyms: Abiogenist, Apostle, Colonialist, Confucian, Confucianist, Evolutionist, Imperialist, Malthusian, Vitalist
Generic synonyms: Admirer, Booster, Champion, Friend, Protagonist, Supporter
Derivative terms: Believe, Trust
2. Noun. A person who has religious faith.
Group relationships: Denomination
Generic synonyms: Religious Person
Specialized synonyms: Theist, Devil Worshiper, Monotheist, Mystic, Religious Mystic, Numerologist, Pantheist, Pilgrim, Sun Worshiper, Theosophist
Derivative terms: Believe, Worship, Worship, Worship, Worship
Definition of Believer
1. n. One who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or reality of some doctrine, person, or thing.
Definition of Believer
1. Noun. A person who believes; especially regarding religion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Believer
1. one that believes [n -S] - See also: believes
Medical Definition of Believer
1. 1. One who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or reality of some doctrine, person, or thing. 2. One who gives credit to the truth of the Scriptures, as a revelation from God; a Christian; in a more restricted sense, one who receives Christ as his Savior, and accepts the way of salvation unfolded in the gospel. "Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers." (Book of Com. Prayer) 3. One who was admitted to all the rights of divine worship and instructed in all the mysteries of the Christian religion, in distinction from a catechumen, or one yet under instruction. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Believer
Literary usage of Believer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Systematic Theology: A Compendium and Commonplace-book Designed for the Use by Augustus Hopkins Strong (1909)
"( a ) The believer is said to be in Christ. Lest we should regard the figures
mentioned above as merely Oriental metaphors, the fact of the believer's union ..."
2. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England by John Campbell Campbell (1845)
"A believer in astrology. Censured by Roger North, it. The famous thief that did
it was Thomas Sadler, soon after taken and hanged for it at Tyburn. ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1896)
"CHAPTERS FROM ' WORDS OF A believer ' INTRODUCTORY, TO THE PEOPLE THIS book was
made principally for you; it is to you that I offer it. ..."
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