worshipper

variants or worshiper
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Recent Examples of worshipper The fire caused extensive damage to the synagogue and a worshipper sustained minor injuries. ABC News, 19 June 2026 The worshiper was praying outside the Baitul Mamur Mosque and Community Center on Glenmore Ave. Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026 The fire caused widespread damage and injured one worshipper. Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worshipper
Noun
  • Her death came seven months after devotees had marked Khadijah’s 90th birthday.
    Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Great news for tennis (and Royals) devotees, Wimbledon is officially underway!
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • While the race idolaters had hoped Victor Wembanyama would surpass him, Nikola Jokic is still the best player in the NBA.
    Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • An angel then killed 185,000 Assyrian idolaters.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Courtside fans Swift and Kelce were most recently spotted sitting court-side at game three of the Eastern Conference Finals played between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks in May 2026.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • The first-year pro soccer club dropped a 2-1 home game to One Knoxville, watching the Tennessee side and reigning league champ rally to steal all three points in front of 7,223 fans at Expo Idaho.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • The Industry actress, 29, got soaked in fake blood for her role in the horror-action flick as Maria Reaves (the younger sister to protagonist Asia Reaves, played by Zazie Beetz), as did Graham, 56, who plays a satanic cultist.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The film also features performances from Emma Chamberlain as traumatized former employee/cultist Pickle and Gabrielle Union as store manager Sharon, who’s been hired to keep the ladies in line after a tragedy recently struck the store.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Lewis, a formidable collector, accumulated these masterpieces alongside his daughter Vivienne, an equally impassioned art enthusiast.
    News Desk, Artforum, 25 June 2026
  • Pop culture and anime conventions have exploded in popularity across the United States, giving cosplayers and cartoon enthusiasts looking a place to celebrate their interests together.
    Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Garrett says the new protocols acknowledge that academic institutions have the responsibility to take steps for the safety of their researchers and protect them from potentially dangerous interactions with conspiracy theorists and other reactionary zealots.
    Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
  • However, Lee is no legalistic, zealot for the cause.
    Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • It also should be noted three-time MVP Jokic is a close friend of Braun who is an admirer of the former KU wing’s style of play and production on both offense and defense.
    Gary Bedore June 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • Tardieu, who has long counted himself an admirer of Brazil scored in the match and initially struggled to process the feat.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
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

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“Worshipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worshipper. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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