believer

«believer» in Mova's school dictionary: Someone who believes in a god or a religion — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a believer, believers)

meaning for a pupil

1) Someone who believes in a god or a religion. tree →

2) Someone who strongly thinks something is true or good. tree →

sense in the lessons

In religious education: believers of different faiths. In everyday speech: a great believer in eating vegetables. Phrases: a believer in, a great/firm believer, non-believer.

examples

• She's a great believer in getting a good night's sleep. tree →
• Believers go to the temple to pray. tree →
• My dad is a firm believer in fresh air. tree →
• The magician turned the sceptics into believers. tree →
• He became a believer after he saw the result. tree →
• Christians, Muslims and Jews are all believers in one God. tree →

note

Spelling: ie (believe, believer). Opposite: sceptic (UK) or skeptic (US), non-believer.

In the corpora

• Christians believe the Holy Spirit is God present with and in believers; wind, fire and a dove are pictures of the Spirit.
• Whether to baptise babies or only believers is a disputed question among Christians.
• Baptist churches baptise believers by full immersion and let each congregation govern itself.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «believer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.