proselytizer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proselytizer
Noun
  • Pius was known for promoting the work of missionaries, and in 1923 sent a call out to orders worldwide to gather evidence of the church’s vast reach.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
  • It was started by missionaries Arthur and Laura Carson, who came over in the late 1800s.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Under current Catholic doctrine, only men may become priests, based on the belief that Jesus chose male apostles.
    Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • Paprocki said he was struck by Pope Francis’ joy and reflected that the pontiff spoke to Paprocki and the other bishops with him not as a boss, but as a fellow apostle tasked with the same mission all priests have — to passionately advance their faith.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Under current policy, decisions to separate soldiers outside standard regulatory grounds rest solely with the secretary of the Army — a power typically reserved for exceptional circumstances.
    Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 30 May 2025
  • Federal prosecutors allege Tian sold sensitive military information to former soldier Ruoyu Duan, who would allegedly receive money from individuals residing in China.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • This perspective has come to be associated with Peter Thiel, who introduced a generation of conservative-leaning acolytes to the work of the French theorist René Girard.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
  • Then along came Donald Trump in February, taking over as the Kennedy Center chairman, filling the board with his acolytes.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • In these words, Peter, asked by the Master, together with the other disciples, about his faith in him, expressed the patrimony that the Church, through the apostolic succession, has preserved, deepened and handed on for two thousand years.
    Daniel Burke, NPR, 9 May 2025
  • Her inner 12-year-old self, one of the many disciples who adhered to the gospel of Blume, did just that — though Forever was not initially up for option.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Here in the first city, the Catholic Church is at an extended crossroads of its own, calling for its leaders and adherents to engage in strategic planning and soul-searching of their own.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
  • Even conscientious adherents to national security protocols acknowledge that classified U.S. government systems are far from convenient.
    Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • But the fate of the votary is to require and receive a constant renewal of faith.
    Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Many remember the Cultural Revolution as a time of Red Guard excess—of the people terrorizing the votaries of the party.
    Mary Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
Noun
  • On Instagram alone, both Life & Style and In Touch counted north of half a million followers in addition to robust websites.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
  • There, Rowling posts several times a day in support of gender fundamentalism to her 14 million-plus followers, frequently trading barbs with commenters—even fracturing her relationship with Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint—while toasting her own personal successes.
    Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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“Proselytizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytizer. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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