proselytizer

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Noun
  • In 2013, the city publicly apologized to a group of Christian missionaries who were arrested at the annual Arab International Festival.
    Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
  • How faith played out in a clash of societies Protestant missionaries had long been attached to the Haudenosaunee.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Twelve apostles, 12 days of Christmas, 12 Angry Men — Henry Fonda, great guy, right?
    Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2025
  • The apostles are alarmed, but Jesus understands his destiny is coming.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Decker is described by authorities as a skilled outdoorsman and former U.S. Army soldier.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • Adding to the Israeli public pressure to end the war is the large number of soldiers, 20, killed in Gaza in the past month alone.
    James Hider, NPR, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Long before Trump and his MAGA acolytes, Modi understood how the primal power of blood could be deployed against the delicate bloom of ideas and abstractions.
    Aatish Taseer, Time, 15 July 2025
  • The deal requires approval from the Federal Communications Commission, led by Trump acolyte Brendan Carr.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.
    Judy Knotts, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • The series takes place in Judaea and Galilee in the 1st century and follows the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth and his disciples.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • According to tradition, the incumbent chooses his successor, and is then — so adherents believe — reincarnated in that person’s body.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 July 2025
  • This trails both Muslims and Hindus, who each retain 99 percent of their adherents from childhood.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 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
  • In 2023, Angel Reese’s name, image, and likeness (NIL) valuation jumped during the week of the Final Four, alongside a spike in her follower count.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Still, the timing of the post and decision to highlight that bar in particular has Bey fans hitting Nicki and her followers with the side-eye.
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 15 July 2025
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“Proselytizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytizer. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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