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The organization has also worked with missionary zeal to try to match various Adivasi deities with members of the vast pantheon of Hindu gods, turning traditional Adivasi religious observance into a manifestation of Hinduism.
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Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2022
Such sweeping ambition is intrinsic, an expression of America’s inborn missionary zeal.
—Jon Sebastian Shifrin, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
That missionary zeal is more likely to influence the price, says Green, than any economic mechanism built into the system.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024
Long before New Atheists stalked the earth, the cause of secularism possessed a peculiar missionary zeal.
—Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2021
That sentiment has buoyed the candidacy of Ms. Lake, a telegenic former local news anchor with a missionary zeal to promote her agenda.
—Ruth Igielnik, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2022
Those were enormous shoes to fill, and Ritchie didn’t have the missionary zeal to compete.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2021
This restoration will have to be balanced with the complexities of advancing democracy abroad, a project that Biden should not approach with missionary zeal.
—Michael Kimmage, The New Republic, 26 Jan. 2021
Subra’s missionary zeal hasn’t diminished over the years.
—Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2015
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Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2022
Such sweeping ambition is intrinsic, an expression of America’s inborn missionary zeal.
—Jon Sebastian Shifrin, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
That missionary zeal is more likely to influence the price, says Green, than any economic mechanism built into the system.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024
Long before New Atheists stalked the earth, the cause of secularism possessed a peculiar missionary zeal.
—Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2021
That sentiment has buoyed the candidacy of Ms. Lake, a telegenic former local news anchor with a missionary zeal to promote her agenda.
—Ruth Igielnik, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2022
Those were enormous shoes to fill, and Ritchie didn’t have the missionary zeal to compete.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2021
This restoration will have to be balanced with the complexities of advancing democracy abroad, a project that Biden should not approach with missionary zeal.
—Michael Kimmage, The New Republic, 26 Jan. 2021
Subra’s missionary zeal hasn’t diminished over the years.
—Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2015
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“Missionary zeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missionary%20zeal. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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