true believer

noun

1
: a person who professes absolute belief in something
2
: 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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And, were the President to turn against Thune again, some MAGA true believer would surely be eager to replace him. David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025 Look, the true believers are always going to be true believers. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025 The telepathic spellers, then, are on the fringe’s fringe, shunned by both spelling’s critics and its true believers. Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025 The best answer will be unsettling to both the hard skeptics of AI and the true believers. Sigal Samuel, Vox, 21 Feb. 2025 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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“True believer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/true%20believer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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