believer
person with religious faith
Someone who believes in God or follows a religion.
a believer in [God/a religion]
- As a believer, she prays every morning before work.
- Believers from many different faiths gathered for the peace ceremony.
- He grew up in a family of strong believers who went to church every week.
- The law protects the rights of both believers and nonbelievers.
- Many believers find comfort in their faith during difficult times.
- She is a believer and goes to church every Sunday.
- Believers often meet to sing and pray together.
- He is not a believer, but he respects religion.
- There are many believers in this town.
- Some believers read holy books every day.
supporter of an idea or method
Someone who thinks an idea or way of doing something is very good and trusts it a lot.
a [strong/firm/big] believer in [something]
- I'm a big believer in daily exercise.
- She’s a firm believer in second chances for people who make mistakes.
- Our manager is a strong believer in open communication at work.
- He has always been a great believer in lifelong learning.
- They are passionate believers in using technology to improve education.
- I am a big believer in hard work.
- She is a firm believer in healthy food.
- My teacher is a strong believer in group work.
- He is a great believer in saving money every month.
- We are believers in honest communication.
person who accepts something as real
Someone who thinks that something is real or true, especially when other people do not agree.
a believer in [ghosts/UFOs/etc.]
- He’s a firm believer in ghosts and loves visiting supposedly haunted houses.
- Not everyone is a believer in climate change, despite the scientific evidence.
- As a believer in UFOs, she follows every new report of strange lights in the sky.
- Believers in the theory argue that the government is hiding important facts.
- She describes herself as a believer in miracles after her sudden recovery.
- She is a believer in ghosts.
- He is not a believer in UFOs.
- Many believers in this theory share videos online.
- Some people are believers in miracles, and some are not.
- I am a believer in science and data.
- Base: believer
- Plural: believers
a big believer in
1informal strong supporter of something
An informal way to say that someone strongly believes something is good or useful.
- I’m a big believer in talking problems out.
- He’s a big believer in learning by doing rather than reading manuals.
a firm believer in
1person strongly supporting an idea
Used to say that someone very strongly believes that something is good or true.
- She’s a firm believer in early childhood education.
- Our coach is a firm believer in practicing the basics every day.
make a believer out of [someone]
1convince someone to believe
To show someone enough proof or a good enough result so that they start to believe something is true or works.
- The results of the project made a believer out of our most critical manager.
- One good lesson can make a believer out of a bored student.
- Seeing how quickly the medicine worked made a believer out of him.
true believer
1person with absolute belief
Someone who believes very strongly and completely in a religion, political idea, or cause, often without doubt or question.
- She’s a true believer in the movement and volunteers every weekend.
- Only the true believers stayed with the party after the scandal.
- The book describes how ordinary people can become true believers in extreme ideas.