crente
Portuguese, noun/ˈkɾẽ.t͡ʃi/
crente is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “believer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “adepto de determinada religião”.
What does crente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinefaithful
noun
- 1
femininemasculinebeliever
- 2
femininemasculinea religious person
- 3
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculinea Protestant Christian, often of the Neo-Pentecostal branch, especially if very religious or religiously conservative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que crê
noun: 1. adepto de determinada religião
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of crente
- crentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce crente?
- Brazil /ˈkɾẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ˈkɾẽ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to crente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is crente in Portuguese?
crente appears 4.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).