true believer

noun

: a person who professes absolute belief in something

: a zealous supporter of a particular cause

Examples of true believer in a Sentence

they were true believers in an antimaterialist lifestyle, as evidenced by their lack of possessions true believers who fought the good fight even when it was out of fashion

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The third category was a small but influential group of MAGA true believers and chaos agents who sought to carry out Trump’s whims without any clarification or regard for the consequences. —

Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024 Others, such as the narrator’s mother, Lucie—the novel’s central figure—were true believers in the Nazi cause. —

Leslie Camhi, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024 How a prescribed burn saved a critical airport Prescribed burning has true believers in Cranbrook, British Columbia. —

Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024 His letter demanding a retraction helps demonstrate the scale of support for Dorje Chang’s movement by wealthy true believers. —

Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for true believer

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of true believer was in the 15th century

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