释义 |
believer
be·lieve B0170900 (bĭ-lēv′)v. be·lieved, be·liev·ing, be·lieves v.tr.1. To accept as true or real: Do you believe the news stories?2. To credit with veracity: I believe you.3. To expect or suppose; think: I believe they will arrive shortly.v.intr.1. To have firm faith, especially religious faith.2. To have faith, confidence, or trust: I believe in your ability to solve the problem.3. To have confidence in the truth or value of something: We believe in free speech.4. To have an opinion; think: They have already left, I believe.Idioms: believe (one's) ears To trust what one has heard. believe (one's) eyes To trust what one has seen. [Middle English bileven, from Old English belȳfan, belēfan, gelēfan; see leubh- in Indo-European roots.] be·liev′er n.be•liev•er (bɪˈli vər) n. a person who believes, esp. one who has religious faith. [1600–10] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | believer - a supporter who accepts something as truetrusterabiogenist - a believer in abiogenesisapostle - an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution"colonialist - a believer in colonialismConfucian, Confucianist - a believer in the teachings of Confuciusevolutionist - a person who believes in organic evolutionimperialist - a believer in imperialismMalthusian - a believer in Malthusian theoryadmirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"vitalist - one who believes in vitalism | | 2. | believer - a person who has religious faith worshipper, worshiperdenomination - a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faithreligious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deitytheist - one who believes in the existence of a god or godsdevil worshiper - someone who worships devilsmonotheist - a believer in one godmystic, religious mystic - someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehensionnumerologist - a believer in numerologypantheist - someone who believes that God and the universe are the samepilgrim - someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotionsun worshiper - someone who worships the suntheosophist - a believer in theosophy |
believernoun follower, supporter, convert, disciple, protagonist, devotee, worshipper, apostle, adherent, zealot, upholder, proselyte I made no secret of the fact that I was not a believer. sceptic, atheist, disbeliever, agnostic, infidel, unbeliever, doubting ThomasTranslationsbelieve (biˈliːv) verb1. to regard (something) as true. I believe his story. 相信 相信2. to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true. I believe you. 信任 信任3. to think (that). I believe he's ill. 認為 认为beˈlievable adjective 可信的 可信任的beˈlief (-f) noun1. faith or trust. I have no belief in his ability. 相信,信任 相信2. (often in plural) something believed. Christian beliefs. 信仰 信仰beˈliever noun a person who has (especially religious) beliefs. a true believer. 信仰者 信仰者believe in to accept the existence or recognize the value of (something). Do you believe in ghosts?; He believes in capital punishment. 相信...的存在,認同…的價值 信仰,相信......的存在/价值 believer
true believerOne who passionately supports a cause or concept. My sister is a true believer in social equality, so she is out at the protest today.See also: believer, truebe a great believer in (something)To have a strong conviction that something (stated after "in") is important or worthwhile. I'm a strong believer in resting on the weekends so that I don't get burned out.See also: believer, greatbe a firm believer in (something)To have a strong conviction that something (stated after "in") is important or worthwhile. I'm a firm believer in resting on the weekends so that I don't get burned out.See also: believer, firmmake a believer (out) of (one)To convince or persuade one to believe or have faith in someone or something. I was really skeptical of his supposed breakthrough, but the demonstration he gave us made a believer of me. Their absolute dominance in the first game of the tournament made believers out of the entire city—now everyone is throwing their support behind the home team!See also: believer, make, ofmake a believer (out) of someoneto convince someone decisively about something. The game they played made a believer out of me; from now on, I'm betting on them. It was an interesting discussion, but it did not make a believer out of me.See also: believer, make, ofbe a great/firm believer in something believe strongly that something is good, important or valuable: My mother was a great believer in horoscopes all her life. ♢ The boss was a firm believer in developing strong teamwork.See also: believer, firm, great, somethingSee BLVR See BLVRbeliever
Synonyms for believernoun followerSynonyms- follower
- supporter
- convert
- disciple
- protagonist
- devotee
- worshipper
- apostle
- adherent
- zealot
- upholder
- proselyte
Antonyms- sceptic
- atheist
- disbeliever
- agnostic
- infidel
- unbeliever
- doubting Thomas
Synonyms for believernoun a supporter who accepts something as trueSynonymsRelated Words- abiogenist
- apostle
- colonialist
- Confucian
- Confucianist
- evolutionist
- imperialist
- Malthusian
- admirer
- booster
- protagonist
- supporter
- champion
- friend
- vitalist
noun a person who has religious faithSynonymsRelated Words- denomination
- religious person
- theist
- devil worshiper
- monotheist
- mystic
- religious mystic
- numerologist
- pantheist
- pilgrim
- sun worshiper
- theosophist
|