True-believer definition

A dedicated follower or disciple, esp. a person whose devotion to another, a cause, etc. is blind or unquestioning.
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One who is deeply, sometimes fanatically devoted to a cause, organization, or person.
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(ecclesiastical) A strict follower of a religious doctrine.
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(idiomatic) One who sticks to one's dogma or beliefs irrespective of the facts (see true believer syndrome).
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Noun

Singular:
true-believer
Plural:
true-believers

True-believer Sentence Examples

  • Modern authors have often supposed that Cyrus and his ancestors were in reality Elamites; but this is contrary to all tradition, and there can be no doubt that Cyrus was a genuine Persian and a true believer in the Zoroastrian religion.

  • Under the pretext that a true believer could commit no sin, the Amalricians indulged in every excess, and the sect does not appear to have long survived the death of its founder.

  • He's not exactly a true believer of what we're doing and he'll back teaching in his classroom in a few days.

  • But he's saying a true believer patiently continues in doing good works because he seeks after glory and honor and immortality.

  • Ipswich chairman David Sheepshanks is a true believer in the power of positive thought.

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