worshippers

variants or worshipers
plural of worshipper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for worshippers
Noun
  • Such declarations mean little to devotees like Marta Azcona, proprietor of Botanica La Fe a la Santísima Muerte in Fort Worth, Texas, whose shop is a warren of Santa Muerte statues, candles, bracelets and figurines.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 7 June 2026
  • By the time the early hours of June 20 roll around, there’s a non-zero chance that New Yorkers will be erecting a statue of Karl-Anthony Towns in Union Square and an army of Timothée Chalamet devotees will have seized control of the city’s 789 bridges and tunnels.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Nilles, meanwhile, won over fans from her first cymbal crash and wove through every drumming nuance created by Peart.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • By the time the series moved to Chicago, the enmity between the New York and Chicago teams—and between the Yankees’ and the Cubs’ fans—was focused on Ruth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Bo-Katan explains the Mandalorians who raised Din and taught him to never show his face are religious zealots known as the Children of the Watch, who broke from Mandalorian society.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • The apocalyptic religious zealots who ran the Iranian police state were on the verge of complete construction of a nuclear bomb.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nature enthusiasts have long sought out the 198 acres of parkland area for its hiking and equestrian trails, seasonal streams, native plants, and wildlife.
    Joy Benedict, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • Nevertheless, the site continues to attract history enthusiasts, according to Kadaster.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • For background, the usual race idolaters expressed fierce outrage over Clark associating with Wallen, who once used a racial slur in 2021.
    Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • An angel then killed 185,000 Assyrian idolaters.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Aspiring early retirees of a more modest sort curb their ambitions considerably; the LeanFIRE subset, for example, counts adherents who are saving for subsistence, a nest egg that will cover just their basic necessities.
    Joshua Rivera, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026
  • Its adherents promote terrorism and sabotage to incite a race war and to bring about social collapse.
    Odette Yousef, NPR, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • The evil force of Skeletor (Jared Leto), a bad bad man with no face, brings his minions in and sets off non-stop destruction.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 June 2026
  • Aniello, who directed both bookend episodes, replicates her own long, dynamic shot from the series premiere, which tracks Deborah from the closing joke of her zillionth Vegas set, through a backstage warren of minions and admirers, to her dressing room.
    Judy Berman, Time, 29 May 2026
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“Worshippers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worshippers. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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