[syn: believer, worshiper, worshipper]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Believer \Be*liev"er\, n.
1. One who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or
reality of some doctrine, person, or thing.
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2. (Theol.) One who gives credit to the truth of the
Scriptures, as a revelation from God; a Christian; -- in a
more restricted sense, one who receives Christ as his
Savior, and accepts the way of salvation unfolded in the
gospel.
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Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all
believers. --Book of Com.
Prayer.
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3. (Eccl. Hist.) One who was admitted to all the rights of
divine worship and instructed in all the mysteries of the
Christian religion, in distinction from a catechumen, or
one yet under instruction.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
believer
n 1: a supporter who accepts something as true [syn: believer,
truster]
2: a person who has religious faith [syn: believer,
worshiper, worshipper]