2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Believer \Be*liev"er\, n.
1. One who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or
reality of some doctrine, person, or thing
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.
Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all
believers. --Book of Com.
Prayer.
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
believer
n 1: a supporter who accepts something as true
2: a person who has religious faith [syn: {worshiper}, {worshipper}]
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