believer



true believer

One 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, true

make a believer (out) of someone

to 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, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Huddleston['hʌdlstəun]
LamechLAY-mik (English)Biblical
Arkhip-Russian
Chericeshə-REESEnglish (Rare)
AdalynnAD-ə-linEnglish (Modern)
Faustus-Ancient Roman