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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

信徒

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xìntú

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Believer/bɪˈliː.vər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"作为信徒,他每周日都会参加教堂的活动。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who has faith in a particular religion or doctrine.

    "As a believer, she attended church every Sunday without fail."
  2. 2

    A person who accepts or maintains a particular belief or opinion.

    "He is a strong believer in the power of education to change lives."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English verb 'beliven' or Old English 'beliefan', combined with the agent suffix '-er'. Historically rooted in Germanic stems denoting trust, dear affection, and holding faith, evolving to specifically signify adherents of religious or ideological systems.

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