missionizer

noun

Definition of missionizernext
as in missionary

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  1. missionary
  2. chaplain
  3. missioner
  4. revivalist
  5. evangelist
  6. monk
  7. pastor
  8. high priest
Noun
  • Around that same time, Priscilla Baltimore and Bishop William Paul Quinn, an African Methodist Episcopal missionary, established the town’s AME church, which along with a Baptist church and a number of homes, served as stops in the Underground Railroad.
    Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But the two young missionaries are then forced to prove their faith by becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse with Reed.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of missionary
Noun
  • The authors also traced some of the history of this copy of The Aberdeen Breviary, including its use at one point by a rural chaplain at Aberdeen Cathedral, before a Scottish Catholic acquired it as a family heirloom.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
  • He and his first wife had been married by a military chaplain.
    Tammy LaGorce, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of chaplain
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
Definition of missioner
Noun
  • As the war in Syria festers, Jordan has seen a proliferation of Islamist competitors, most notably the Salafis, who are followers of a strict, Sunni revivalist movement.
    David Schenker, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2013
  • Best revivalists: Green Day at Wrigley Field, Aug. 13 The once-novel idea of an artist performing a signature album in its entirety has become as ubiquitous as the $50 concert T-shirt.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of revivalist
Noun
  • Nvidia features announced for Nvidia Broadcast and content creators For AI evangelists and content creators, the RTX 50 series' new NVENC encoders can encode HEVC and AV1 video up to 5% faster.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • But, that reality doesn’t stop the evangelists from pounding their chests and boldly declaring that everything from babies to Roombas should be put on chain.
    Jordan Yallen, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of evangelist
Noun
  • Fire, as the title suggests, provides a central motif of the book and a parable about the precariousness of existence: While the monks struggle to keep the flame of passion alive within, wildfires from without threaten to engulf them and destroy everything.
    Anderson Tepper, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The most famous ones don’t even exist, since they are studiously destroyed as soon as the monks finish making them from sand.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of monk
Noun
  • The pastor at the church, Jose Cervantes, said the first fire refugees arrived at the church on Tuesday.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The pastors, Max Lucado and Joakim Lundqvist, have been serving in the roles since last summer.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of pastor
Noun
  • Thanks to Payraudeau’s research, experts now know that the granite sarcophagus was reused by a high priest named Menkheperre around 1000 B.C.E., masking its connection to its original occupant.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Suddenly, Jackson’s career was kicked into the stratosphere, and Jones was regarded as the high priest of pop music.
    Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of high priest
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