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believer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/bɪˈliːvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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/bɪˈlivɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *laubō Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *laubijaną Proto-West Germanic *laubijan Proto-West Germanic *bilaubijan Old English belīefan Middle English bileven English believe Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English believer From Middle English bilevar, bileever, belever, equivalent to believe + -er.

Meanings

A person who believes; especially regarding religion.
- A long list of thinkers, both believers and nonbelievers, have posited something like an innate religious instinct. 2009 February 28, Peter Steinfels, “Scandanavian Nonbelievers, Which Is Not to Say Atheists”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 31 Jan 2022:
- But the other two were, comparatively speaking, clean shaved, which of course gave the enemy a larger extent of open country to operate on, though in Mahomed's case the mosquitoes, recognising the taste of a true believer, would not touch him at any price. 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
- She's a believer in life after death.

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believers	Number=Plur		lexicographic

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om amanaa (person who believes) · pl wierzący (person who believes) · sq besimtar (person who believes) · ro credincioasă (person who believes) · ms mumin (person who believes) · ja 信者 (person who believes) · sv troende (person who believes) · ps مومن (person who believes) · ja 信徒 (person who believes) · kmr mûmin (person who believes) · cs věřící (person who believes) · sw muumini (person who believes) · de Gläubiger (person who believes) · gl fiel (person who believes) · ca creient (person who believes) · uk ві́руючий (person who believes) · tg мӯъмин (person who believes) · tr mümin (person who believes) · dng мәмин (person who believes) · sh vjȇrnīk (person who believes) · gd creidmheach (person who believes) · pt crente (person who believes) · pl wierny (person who believes) · ru ве́рующая (person who believes) · th ศาสนิกชน (person who believes) · el πιστός (person who believes) · bg вя́рващ (person who believes) · az mömin (person who believes) · tk mömin (person who believes) · kmr bawermend (person who believes) · kk діншіл адам (person who believes) · da troende (person who believes) · sl vernik (person who believes) · mk верничка (person who believes) · ja 教徒 (person who believes) · mk верник (person who believes) · pl wyznawczyni (person who believes) · pt acreditador (person who believes) · tr inanan (person who believes) · ka მორწმუნე (person who believes) · hi मूमिन (person who believes) · ur ماننے والا (person who believes) · it credente (person who believes) · bn আস্তিক (person who believes) · ba мөьмин (person who believes) · be ве́руючая (person who believes) · ko 교인 (person who believes) · nrf croyant (person who believes) · ar مُؤْمِن (person who believes) · tt мөъмин (person who believes) · az dindar (person who believes) · fi uskova (person who believes) · cmn 信徒 (person who believes) · sh вје̑рнӣк (person who believes) · de Gläubige (person who believes) · ky динчил адам (person who believes) · fi uskovainen (person who believes) · bn মুমিন (person who believes) · th ผู้เชื่อ (person who believes) · ko 신도 (person who believes) · es creyente (person who believes) · sh ве̑рнӣк (person who believes) · lo ອຸບາສິກາ (person who believes) · ur مومن (person who believes) · sh vȇrnīk (person who believes) · he מַאֲמִין (person who believes) · th ผู้ศรัทธา (person who believes) · ro credincios (person who believes) · sk veriaci (person who believes) · ug مۆمىن (person who believes) · fr croyante (person who believes) · vi giáo dân (person who believes) · fr croyant (person who believes) · gl crente (person who believes) · yi מאמין (person who believes) · nb troende (person who believes) · ml വിശ്വാസി (person who believes) · uk ві́руюча (person who believes) · vi giáo đồ (person who believes) · nl gelovige (person who believes) · zdj mndru yaamini (person who believes) · pl wyznawca (person who believes) · km សាសនិកា (person who believes) · uz dindor (person who believes) · lo ອຸບາສົກ (person who believes) · tg муъмин (person who believes) · uz moʻmin (person who believes) · fa مؤمن (person who believes) · sl vernica (person who believes) · ko 교도 (person who believes) · ga creidmheach (person who believes) · nv oodláanii (person who believes) · hi आस्तिक (person who believes) · be ве́руючы (person who believes) · nn truande (person who believes) · ms mukmin (person who believes) · cmn 教徒 (person who believes) · ar مُؤْمِنَة (person who believes) · ru ве́рующий (person who believes) · ko 신자 (person who believes) · lo ຜູ້ເຊື່ອຖື (person who believes) · pt acreditadora (person who believes) · vi tín đồ (person who believes) · km សាសនិក (person who believes) · ast creyente (person who believes)

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