creyente

/kɾeˈʝente/ · B2 · adj

religious, pious, devout

⛪🙏 creyente = creer (to believe) + -ente (one who does) → one who believes

Creyente comes from creer, to believe, from Latin credere. The ending -ente works like English -ing or -er, so it names someone who is believing. Related English words: creed, credit, credible.

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