| 单词 |
believer |
| 释义 |
believer|bɪˈliːvə(r)| [f. as prec. + -er1.] One who believes. a. One who has faith in the doctrines of religion; esp. a Christian, Christian disciple.
1549Bk. Com. Prayer, Te Deum, Thou diddest open the kyngdome of heauen to all beleuers. 1611Bible 1 Tim. iv. 12 Be thou an example of the beleeuers. 1704Nelson Fest. & Fasts xxv. (1739) 319 They who first embraced the Faith were styled Disciples or Believers. 1779J. Newton Hymn, How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear. b. gen. One who believes in, (or of) anything.
a1600Hooker (J.) Discipline began to enter into conflict with Churches which, in extremity, had been believers of it. 1724Swift Drapier's Lett. Wks. 1755 V. ii. 126, I could get but few believers, when I attempted to justify you. 1876Green Short. Hist. viii. §2. 470 James was a fanatical believer in the rights and power of his crown. |
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