believer

be·lieve  (b-lv)

v. be·lieved, be·liev·ing, be·lieves

v.tr.

1. To accept as true or real: Do you believe the news stories?

2. To credit with veracity: I believe you.

3. To expect or suppose; think: I believe they will arrive shortly.

v.intr.

1. To have firm faith, especially religious faith.

2. To have faith, confidence, or trust: I believe in your ability to solve the problem.

3. To have confidence in the truth or value of something: We believe in free speech.

4. To have an opinion; think: They have already left, I believe.

Idioms:

believe (one's) ears

To trust what one has heard.

believe (one's) eyes

To trust what one has seen.

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[Middle English bileven, from Old English belfan, belfan, gelfan; see leubh- in Indo-European roots.]

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be·liever n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	believer - a supporter who accepts something as true truster abiogenist - a believer in abiogenesis apostle - an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution" colonialist - a believer in colonialism Confucian, Confucianist - a believer in the teachings of Confucius evolutionist - a person who believes in organic evolution imperialist - a believer in imperialism Malthusian - a believer in Malthusian theory admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" vitalist - one who believes in vitalism
	2.	believer - a person who has religious faith worshipper, worshiper denomination - a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity theist - one who believes in the existence of a god or gods devil worshiper - someone who worships devils monotheist - a believer in one god mystic, religious mystic - someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension numerologist - a believer in numerology pantheist - someone who believes that God and the universe are the same pilgrim - someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion sun worshiper - someone who worships the sun theosophist - a believer in theosophy

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believer

noun follower, supporter, convert, disciple, protagonist, devotee, worshipper, apostle, adherent, zealot, upholder, proselyte I made no secret of the fact that I was not a believer.
sceptic, atheist, disbeliever, agnostic, infidel, unbeliever, doubting Thomas

Translations

believer [bɪˈliːvəʳ] N

1. (Rel) → creyente mf, fiel mf

2. (= advocate) → partidario/a m/f
to be a great believer in → ser muy partidario de ...
I am a believer in letting things take their course → soy partidario de dejar que las cosas sigan su propio curso

believer [bɪˈliːvə^r] n

(= proponent) believer in [+ idea, policy, principle] → partisan(e) de
to be a believer in the value of sth → croire en la valeur de qch
Mum was a great believer in herbal medicines → Maman croyait beaucoup aux vertus de la phytothérapie.
to be a believer in doing sth → croire qu'il est bon de faire qch

(RELIGION) → croyant(e) m/f

believer

n

(Rel) → Gläubige(r) mf

to be a (firm) believer in something → (grundsätzlich) für etw sein; I’m a believer in doing things properly → ich bin grundsätzlich der Meinung, dass man, was man macht, richtig machen sollte; he’s a (firm) believer in getting up early → er ist überzeugter Frühaufsteher; he’s not much of a believer in getting up early → er hält nicht viel vom Frühaufstehen

believer [bɪˈliːvəʳ] n (Rel) → credente m/f
to be a believer in (in idea, activity) → essere a favore di

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believer [bɪˈliːvəʳ] n (Rel) → credente m/f
to be a believer in (in idea, activity) → essere a favore di