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creyente

believing, faithful

adjective noun kreh-YEN-teh Rare

Also means

believer

Usage Note

Creyente comes from creer ('to believe') and means one who holds religious faith. As an adjective it does not change for gender (un hombre creyente, una mujer creyente). As a noun, los creyentes refers to 'the faithful/believers.' It contrasts with ateo ('atheist') and agnóstico ('agnostic').

Examples

"Era una persona profundamente creyente."

Natural Translation

She was a deeply believing person.

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