revivalist

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Recent Examples of revivalist 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 James, too, was forgotten, but folk revivalists resurfaced him in the 1960s. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025 In the 20th century, revivalists drew on the latest technology, exponentially increasingly their effectiveness. Matthew Avery Sutton, Washington Post, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for revivalist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revivalist
Noun
  • Now 62, the Hall of Famer is reinventing himself as a grassroots evangelist, challenging pay-to-play costs and field shortages while mentoring kids.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • Anthony Pompliano built his reputation as a laser-eyed crypto evangelist.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Friends described Boelter as an evangelical Christian and occasional preacher and missionary who held politically conservative views and had been struggling to find work.
    Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • Stafford, a medical missionary with the mission organization Serge, was transferred to Germany and treated at Berlin's Charite University Hospital.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 June 2026
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
Noun
  • After his escape from slavery in Kentucky, Allensworth joined the Civil War on the Union side, becoming a chaplain and rising to the rank of Colonel.
    Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
  • Watkins will play Elaine, who carries the spirit of Promise as the town’s head librarian, postmaster, sheriff, veterinarian, chaplain, and aunt to Asher (Eikenberry).
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • As a young religious, Bishop-elect Lombardo did missionary work in Bolivia and Honduras.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2020
Noun
  • Once a year, Akagawa takes the letters to a nearby Buddhist temple, where a monk prays over them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
  • The award-winning scholar was the first American ordained as a monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition after studying under the 14th Dalai Lama, close friend Tenzin Gyatso, as noted in a 1996 New York Times profile.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Abbey Johnston, Chief of Fire and Rescue for Bedford County, said at a news conference that the pastor was in the process of evacuating people from the tent due to changes in the weather.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 June 2026
  • Johnston said the pastor was in the process of evacuating the tent, which has seats for 1,500, when the collapse occurred.
    Phil Helsel, NBC news, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • On April 18, King Frederik and Queen Mary's youngest children were confirmed by the royal confessor, Bishop Henrik Wigh-Poulsen, in Fredensborg Castle Church.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But everything that is said between the confessor and priest is confidential.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026

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“Revivalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revivalist. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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