信教者 (xìn jiāo) — religious believer, religious adherent

Definition

A person who believes in and follows a religion. Formed from 信 ('believe in') + 教 ('religion/teaching') + 者 ('person who…').

noun
religious believerreligious adherent
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Examples

  • 信教者
    Hěn duō xìn jiāo dōu àn shí qù jiào táng zuò lǐ bài.
    Many religious believers go to church for worship on time.
  • 信教者
    Zhè ge guó jiā duì xìn jiāo de quán lì yǒu fǎ lǜ bǎo zhàng.
    This country has legal protections for the rights of religious believers.
  • 信教者
    Diào chá xiǎn shì, nián qīng xìn jiāo de shù liàng zài jiǎn shǎo.
    Surveys show that the number of young religious believers is decreasing.

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