true believer en · NOUN
Meanings
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A strict follower of a doctrine.
When he had repoſed four years and four months in the boſom of care, rocked in the cradle of proſperity, he was brought forth, according to the cuſtom of true believers, and committed to the charge of moralifts of high fame, poliſhers of noble manners, and ſearchers of true knowledge, that they might cultivate his heaven-born genius, and teach him with dignity to rule that world which he was born to command[.]
1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page 4:The sudden and stunning transformation of a MAGA true believer also landed Ms. [Marjorie Taylor] Greene in places she would never before have been invited, and earned her strange, new respect from media outlets and lawmakers who had never before wanted to associate with her.
2025 November 22, Annie Karni, “Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Will Resign in January, After Break From Trump”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
- An individual who maintains unwavering belief in a claim irrespective of empirical evidence, including clear or conclusive proof of its falsity or fabrication.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see true, believer.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| true believers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (9)
tr gerçek iman sahibi kimse (strict follower of a doctrine) · ru правове́рный (strict follower of a doctrine) · he מאמין אדוק (one who believes in something dogmatically even if it is proven false; a sufferer of true-believer syndrome) · sv sann troende (strict follower of a doctrine) · es creyente (verdadero / auténtico) (strict follower of a doctrine) · fr vrai croyant (one who believes in something dogmatically even if it is proven false; a sufferer of true-believer syndrome) · fr vrai croyant (strict follower of a doctrine) · de Rechtgläubiger (strict follower of a doctrine) · he מאמין בלב שלם (strict follower of a doctrine)