missionizer

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Noun
  • Once inside a world, the missionaries split up and seek out small groups chatting in quieter corners.
    Fiona Murphy, NPR, 2 July 2026
  • Another stand-out category is Hawaiian quilts, which the expert says tend to feature large, bold floral designs and reflect traditional Hawaiian aesthetics that were adapted after quilting was introduced by missionaries.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • In his role as the chaplain to the state Senate, Lazowski also helped lobby for legislation that would require genocide and Holocaust education in Connecticut schools.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
  • 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
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
  • 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
Noun
  • Scholars have demonstrated that political leaders like Eisenhower and religious figures, such as the increasingly popular evangelist Billy Graham, all stressed the importance of strong religious faith.
    David Mislin, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
  • In my experience, when a spreadsheet supremo turns healthcare evangelist, there’s usually a compelling backstory.
    Susan D'Arcy, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 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
  • The first Spanish expedition to California in 1542 was followed about 220 years later when Gaspar de Portolá and Franciscan monk Junipero Serra traversed the coastal lands.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • In the 18th century, an Italian monk, Father Antonio Piaggio, invented a device to gently unroll the carbonized papyrus.
    Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Hong Kong — A pastor who founded one of China’s most prominent underground churches has been released from prison and reunited with his family in the United States, his daughter told CNN.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Michelle Obama is a shining example of this inspirational leadership, the kind also demonstrated by my mother and aunties, my sister and sister- friends, by my pastor and elders, and by my colleagues in the maternal and infant health space.
    Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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“Missionizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missionizer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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