revivalist

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Recent Examples of revivalist James, too, was forgotten, but folk revivalists resurfaced him in the 1960s. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025 George Thorogood & The Destroyers Sept. 2, The Parker, Fort Lauderdale Rockin’ blues revivalist finally celebrates band’s 50th anniversary after a medical emergency stalled the 2023 tour. Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025 Thanks to the retro revivalists at SNEG, both games are now available as of this week on Steam—although neither seem to have official Steam Deck compatibility ratings. David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 This revivalist, smash one-off capped Take Action SXSW, a two-day event here to lobby against gun violence. Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for revivalist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revivalist
Noun
  • Simien is also an evangelist for rewriting negative perceptions about Memphis by highlighting its vibrant musical present.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • The former reality star then become an evangelist for affected homeowners, and launched his mayoral campaign.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Both Hicks and Leo grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and served as missionaries in Latin America and are fluent in Spanish.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • Russia later expanded into Alaska through the fur trade, bringing Orthodox missionaries, new trade networks, and profound cultural change to Indigenous communities across the region.
    Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Eby will continue to serve as outreach missioner at the Church of the Nativity and as priest-in-charge at St. Timothy’s Church in Athens.
    al, al, 1 Dec. 2020
Noun
  • The interdenominational chaplain has no campaign to speak of in his hometown of Redding.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
  • Father Francis Sampson, chaplain of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, was tasked with finding Fritz and getting him to safety.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 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
  • There’s no record of Caedmon jotting the poem down himself—but records of it can be found in copies of a history of Christianity in England written by the Venerable Bede, an English monk and scholar, called the Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 May 2026
  • Even heritage British shoemakers, renowned for robust brogues and monk straps, delved into sleek leather and suede iterations.
    Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Michael Coleman worked as a firefighter, was in the Army Reserve, worked at Walmart and served as a pastor for a church.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • The pastor was ordered to pay one of the property owners $150,000, and the other $46,500.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 May 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 24 May. 2026.

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