worshippers

variants or worshipers
plural of worshipper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for worshippers
Noun
  • Her death came seven months after devotees had marked Khadijah’s 90th birthday.
    Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Her death came only seven months after devotees had marked Khadijah’s 90th birthday.
    Julie Carr Smyth, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • Both groups of fans put on a good showing to wrap up the group-stage games, and all could be seen celebrating after each of the three goals from their country’s athletes.
    Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026
  • Every four years, fans pour into stadiums, sports bars and watch parties to cheer some of the world’s fittest athletes.
    Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 29 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
  • March 13, 2026 For Gen Z neophytes and hardcore fans overseas (South Asian and Nigerian Mike zealots apparently have a lot to say on the matter), the idea of MJ/Prince ever being a rivalry is laughable.
    Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • The Midjourney company does not promote their device for routine screening of early cancers, although some online enthusiasts earnestly hope this will be the case soon.
    Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The mystery of her disappearance has drawn attention from true crime enthusiasts for years.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • No matter how often Democrats and race idolaters insist that white supremacy remains America's defining force, repetition does not transform an assertion into reality.
    Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • An angel then killed 185,000 Assyrian idolaters.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But the belief died hard, and photography spurred its adherents on.
    Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • In 1619, the Calvinists outlawed their practices, driving adherents underground or into exile.
    Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • The world premiere on Sunday – in the presence of Illumination boss Chris Meledandri and director Pierre Coffin, who is also the origin of the minions’ unintelligible chatter – kicks off one of the biggest Annecy Film Festival’s yet.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 June 2026
  • The two key attractions include the Bello Bay Cruise river rapids ride where yellow minions face off against purple minions and the Bello Bay Golf Cart Derby teacups ride.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 June 2026
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“Worshippers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worshippers. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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