believer
person who believes in religious doctrine
mu'min
Arabic Islamic term which means a "believer"
God-fearer
gentiles who revered the Jewish God
layperson
person who is not ordained into priesthood or monastic order
hermit
person who lives in seclusion from society
ascetic
person who practices asceticism
novitiate
acolyte in a monastery preparing to become a monk
servant of God
person believed to be pious in their faith tradition
spiritual medium
person said to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and other human beings
convert
person who undergoes a religious or philosophical conversion
pagan
term for a polytheist, non-monotheist or non-Christian
saint
person who has been recognized for having an exceptional degree of holiness, sanctity, and virtue; may or may not be a canonised saint
dervish
someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path
fortune teller
occupation
conspiracy theorist
person promoting conspiracy theories
Messiah
saviour or liberator of a group of people, most commonly in the Abrahamic religions
heretic
believer, deviating from accepted doctrine
religious figure
person engaged in religious activity
seer
psychic or visionary (person)
proselyte
biblical term for convert
religious adherent
type of believer
prophet
person claiming to speak for divine beings
martyr
person who suffers persecution and death for advocating, refusing to renounce, and/or refusing to advocate a belief or cause, usually a religious one
laity
members of a religion who are not a part of the clergy
sinner
person who has committed or is committing a sin
Second generation of religious believers
generation of children born to religious believers