missionizer

noun

as in missionary

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  1. missionary
  2. chaplain
  3. missioner
  4. revivalist
  5. evangelist
  6. religious
  7. monk
  8. pastor
Noun
  • Dondo Iorlamen, the international director of CAPRO, believes Africa is well-positioned to send missionaries because Christianity is growing stronger there.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That historic exodus helped turn the Republic of Korea, as South Korea is formally known, into a stronghold of the Christian faith and one of the world’s biggest exporters of missionaries.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of missionary
Noun
  • In 1972, William Christopher joined the cast of M*A*S*H as Father John Mulcahy, the Catholic priest who serves as the Army chaplain.
    — Rachel Flynn, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The school encouraged students and staff who need support to contact its counseling services or office of the chaplain.
    — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of chaplain
Noun
  • In 1976, the residence was redesigned as a retirement home for church missioners.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
  • Kelley Hudlow, missioner for clergy formation for the diocese, told NBC affiliate WVTM of Birmingham soon after the shooting that church leaders were trying to learn more.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 June 2022
Definition of missioner
Noun
  • But don’t discount soul belter Olivia Dean and R&B revivalist Leon Thomas.
    — Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2025
  • The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna as an Islamic revivalist movement seeking to establish a worldwide Islamic caliphate by peaceful means.
    — Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of revivalist
Noun
  • As for the floors, the architect is an enthusiastic evangelist.
    — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
  • His predictions mostly involved preaching to the AI evangelist choir, and his fervor for the tech evidently led him to throw caution to the winds of Wall Street.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of evangelist
Noun
  • As a young religious, Bishop-elect Lombardo did missionary work in Bolivia and Honduras.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2020
Definition of religious
Noun
  • This might make sense for a Buddhist monk pursuing the great unbinding, but not for a random Brooklynite who just wants to be more productive at work.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Part of it is the identical outfits, a look that mixes Olsen twins with sister wives and a dash of Franciscan monk.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of monk
Noun
  • Nigerian pastor William Kumuyi, whose Global Crusades have taken his ministry to countries across several continents, sees those qualities as a wider feature of African Christianity.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Last October, 18 members of the Zion Church in China, including its founder, pastor Ezra Jin, were arrested in one of China’s largest crackdowns on a single church in decades.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of pastor
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“Missionizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missionizer. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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