true believer
noun
1
: a person who professes absolute belief in something
2
: a zealous supporter of a particular cause
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they were true believers in an antimaterialist lifestyle, as evidenced by their lack of possessions
true believers who fought the good fight even when it was out of fashion
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Elwood is an optimist, a true believer that a change is gonna come and that the arc of history does indeed bend toward justice.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
For true believers at the time, cryptocurrencies were a techno-utopian response to a broken, exclusionary, and extractive financial system—a response that may either remake the system or burn it down.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
Some characters might be true believers in the revolution while others might just be opportunists looking to better their lot in life.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
All of them were tasked with making sure only true believers join his Administration-in-waiting.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
For true believers at the time, cryptocurrencies were a techno-utopian response to a broken, exclusionary, and extractive financial system—a response that may either remake the system or burn it down.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
Some characters might be true believers in the revolution while others might just be opportunists looking to better their lot in life.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
All of them were tasked with making sure only true believers join his Administration-in-waiting.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
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“True believer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/true%20believer. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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